Description
Calculate cover-board visit minutes plus supplied travel time.
Reptile and amphibian records distinguish specimen identity, anatomical measurement, observation effort, date uncertainty and location protection. Unobserved status differs from recorded absence, while a call-overlap label uses supplied intervals. These local records and geometric terms do not identify a species, infer health or establish adequate field practice.
Calculate cover-board visit minutes plus supplied travel time.
When to use this tool
Use Cover Board Visit Effort Minute when you already have visitedBoards, minutesPerBoard, travelMinutes and need to calculate cover-board visit minutes plus supplied travel time.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter visitedBoards, minutesPerBoard, travelMinutes. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read boardMinutes, totalEffortMinutes. Use the output convention below.
Require nonnegative safe whole visitedBoards and nonnegative per-board/travel minutes; return boards*perBoard and that result+travel.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| visitedBoards | Visited Boards | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| minutesPerBoard | Minutes Per Board | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| travelMinutes | Travel Minutes | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| boardMinutes | Board Minutes | Required. Finite number. |
| totalEffortMinutes | Total Effort Minutes | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"visitedBoards": 12,
"minutesPerBoard": 3,
"travelMinutes": 20
},
"output": {
"boardMinutes": 36,
"totalEffortMinutes": 56
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Assumes identical supplied visit time per board; no actual visits, detection probability, safe handling or adequate survey effort is established.
- 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 observations, specimens, calibrated images and survey logs for substantive interpretation. Use the appropriate complete biological or survey method, and protect underlying location data; local labels and display replacements do not perform those tasks.
References
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