Number of entries in a zone

Description :

This report calculates the number of times the animal enters a zone.

Calculation method :

The number of times the animal enters the zone, according to the criteria chosen in the zone settings dialog .

Settings :

Consider the presence of the animal in the zone 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 zone:

Check this box for this presence to be counted as an additional entry.

Uncheck the box so that this presence is not counted as an entry.

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 zone at the beginning of a period of time which starts later, this presence is considered as a "visit" and not as an "entry" and is not counted. To count this presence, please use the " Number of visits in a zone " report.

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".