Description
Return cap-area as signed gap and min(area,cap) as cappedArea.
Agricultural claim records combine declared areas, exclusions, duplicate units and supporting-evidence flags. Avoiding double counting requires the correct intersection or exclusion overlap. A reconciled area/count or verified-token share is bookkeeping rather than legal validation of a claim.
Return cap-area as signed gap and min(area,cap) as cappedArea.
When to use this tool
Use Eligible Hectare Cap Gap when checking the stated claim count, area or evidence-support convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter eligibleArea, suppliedCap. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read gap, cappedArea. Use the output convention below.
Require nonnegative eligible area and supplied cap. Return cap-area as signed gap and min(area,cap) as cappedArea.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| eligibleArea | Eligible Area | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| suppliedCap | Supplied Cap | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| gap | Gap | Required. Finite number. |
| cappedArea | Capped Area | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"eligibleArea": 120,
"suppliedCap": 100
},
"output": {
"gap": -20,
"cappedArea": 100
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The cap is caller-supplied; capping the arithmetic does not establish eligibility or an entitlement.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Review authoritative source records, parcel geometry and applicable program rules with the responsible professionals for actual claims or payments.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Eligible Area Source Gap
Sum both area lists only on eligible rows and return declared-minus-verified gap.
- Eligible Area Reference Gap
Return eligible=claimed-excluded and eligible-reference as signed referenceGap.