countCLOUD Processing Costs

countCLOUD utilizes Count Hours as the cost basis for processing. As the system offers trail counts and 2-, 3-, and 13-classification breakdowns, and 3- and 13-classification counts require more resources to complete than 2-classificaiton counts, a conversion ratio is used to account for this.

  • Trail counts and 2-Class counts utilize 1 Count Hour for every video hour submitted
    • One 2-hour 2-Class count will use 2 Count Hours
  • 3-Class counts use 1.5 Count Hours, rounded up, for every video hour submitted
    • One 2-hour 3-Class count will use 3 Count Hours
    • One 13-hour 3-Class count will use 20 Count Hours
  • 13-Class counts use 3 Count Hours, rounded up, for every video hour submitted
    • One 2-hour 13-Class count will use 6 Count Hours