[Coral-List] Picture Randomization Software Recommendation

[Matthew Johnston]

Hi Nicole,

I don't have a recommendation for random image captures from film, however CPCe (Coral Point Count with Excel extensions) is a free software tool produced by the National Coral Reef Institute at NSU that can facilitate ecological assessment once you have your sample images.  With CPCe you can sample random points on your image, classify them based on a set of user-defined types, and run coverage statistics that are sent to excel automatically.

For more information about CPCe and to download the latest version, you can visit http://www.nova.edu/ocean/cpce/

If you have any questions about the software, please let me know.

Best,

Matt
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Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:03:59 -0400
From: Nicole Morgan <nbmorgan11 at gmail.com<mailto:nbmorgan11 at gmail.com>>
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Hello!

I'm wondering if anyone would have recommendations for software that
randomizes picture grabs from video to then do ecological assessments on?
Prefer if the software is free or more cheaply available, but user-friendly
software is always nice!  Hopefully my description of the method makes
sense.

Thank you!
  Nicole Morgan


Ph.D. Student
EOAS, Florida State University


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