pt-count
pt-count.pl [options] [-p waypointfile] [-l listfile] infile
Options:
-a Include all species.
Create empty rows for species not recorded in infile.
-l file Read species symbols and names from file.
Defaults to "species.txt".
-O sym Output a column for species encountered other than
at the survey points. The column will contain the
symbol sym for each such species.
-n Use names.
Output descriptive names of species, instead of symbols.
-p file Read coordinates of survey points from file.
-r N Treat the coordinates as decimal numbers,
and round to N places. Otherwise, output the
coordinates unchanged.
-u Append unrecognized symbols.
For symbols not in the species list file,
treat them as additional species at the end of the list.
-w Include an additional time/weather summary.
-z Use zero to represent "not recorded".
Output "0" instead of an empty string,
for points where a species was not encountered
The list file:
--
amke American Kestral
noca Northern Cardinal
cach Carolina Chickadee
bcti Black-crested Titmouse
--
The waypoint file:
The names of the waypoints (the third field)
must end with numbers, and must be be in
numerical order, starting with 1.
--
WP,D,p1 , 30.215629, -97.650457
WP,D,p2 , 30.212995, -97.645430
--
The point count data file:
Lines beginning with '#' are comments, and lines
beginning with '$' separate points.
If the first line for a point begins with a
number, it is assumed to be the time; the
remainder of the line may contain weather info
in the order shown (with any trailing part
omitted).
--
# time temp[f] wind clouds[%]
715 67 0 100
noca
cach 2
$
732 67f s/5 100%
noca 5
bcti 2
amke
--
The output fields are tab-separated.
Lines are sorted by the order in the species list file.
--
lat: 30.215629 30.212995
long: -97.650457 -97.645430
time 715 732
temp 67 67
wind none S/5
clouds 100 100
American Kestral 1
Northern Cardinal 1 5
Carolina Chickadee 2
Black-crested Titmouse 2
totals: 3 8
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