Description
Compare supplied tree-row setback with a stated requirement.
Agroforestry records distinguish position counts, nominal clearances, dry-mass allocation, source labels and year-index conventions. A stated setback threshold is not automatically an applicable legal requirement, and a rotation-year margin does not establish a suitable cutting interval. Local ratios preserve supplied assumptions.
Compare supplied tree-row setback with a stated requirement.
When to use this tool
Use Tree Row Setback Margin when you already have recordedSetback, suppliedRequiredSetback and need to compare supplied tree-row setback with a stated requirement.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter recordedSetback, suppliedRequiredSetback. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read margin, meetsSuppliedSetback. Inspect meetsSuppliedSetback before interpreting the associated values.
Require recorded/required setbacks>=0; margin=recorded-required and meets=recorded>=required.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| recordedSetback | Recorded Setback | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| suppliedRequiredSetback | Supplied Required Setback | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| margin | Margin | Required. Finite number. |
| meetsSuppliedSetback | Meets Supplied Setback | Required. Boolean. |
{
"input": {
"recordedSetback": 8,
"suppliedRequiredSetback": 5
},
"output": {
"margin": 3,
"meetsSuppliedSetback": true
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Equality passes the supplied threshold. No boundary, root behavior, actual site, applicable law or appropriate spacing is assessed.
- 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 original tree, site, measurement, cost and management records. Use complete ecological, arboricultural, veterinary and applicable legal assessment when local counts or margins cannot establish an appropriate decision.
References
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