Duration before first entry into a zone

Description :

This report calculates the time elapsed between the start of the period and the animal's first entry into a zone.

Calculation method :

Calculates the time elapsed between the start of the period and the first time the animal enters the zone ( according to the criterion chosen in the zone parameters dialog ).

Settings :

Consider the presence of the animal in the area at the start of the analysis period as an entry:

On the first image of the analysis, the animal may already be present in the area:

Check this box so that this presence is taken into account (The duration before the first entry into the zone will then be zero).

Uncheck the box to wait for the first "true" entry into the zone.

This parameter is only relevant if the time period of the report starts at the same time as the analysis . If the animal is present in the area at the beginning of a time period that begins later, this presence is considered a "visit" and not an entry and is not taken into account. To take this presence into account, please use the " Duration before the first visit to a zone " report.

Unit :

A choice :

h:mm:ss: hours:minutes:seconds

h:mm:ss ms: hours:minutes:seconds milliseconds

Seconds: seconds

Seconds.mSec: seconds.milliseconds

Difference between "entry" and "visit":

An "entry" is a transition between the 2 states: "animal is out of the zone" and "animal is in the zone" that occur in the same time period of the report.

A "visit" corresponds to the state: "the animal is in the zone".