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Section index Input data explore() migration() residency() Manual mode Beyond the three analyses

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  • Different types of input data
    • Biometrics file
    • Spatial file
    • Deployments file
    • Detections
    • Optional: Distances matrix
    • Optional: Spatial.txt file
    • Running the analysis
  • Structuring your study area so actel understands it
  • Calculating a distances matrix
  • Running the analyses with R objects instead (the preload() function)
  • The explore() function
    • Processes behind explore()
    • Outputs of the explore() function.
  • The migration() function
    • Processes behind migration()
    • Outputs of the migration() function.
    • One-way efficiency estimations
  • The residency() function
    • Processes behind residency()
    • Outputs of the residency() function.
    • Multi-way efficiency estimations
  • Overriding actel's decisions (manual mode)
  • Expanding on what actel can give you
    • Utilization distribution areas
    • Calculating efficiency ranges
    • Plotting personalised circular plots
    • Plotting personalised detection plots
    • Plotting sensor data for individual tags
    • Plotting movements for multiple tags at the same time

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