Converting species intensity into something more tangible

[samaperrin]

There are two main (linked) problems with using species intensity as our output metric:

1. It is not relative - a species intensity of 0.5 for one species does not mean the same likelihood of occurrence as for another species and thus comparisons are useless.
2. It's not an easily understandable metric, in a tool that should be designed to be easily understandable.

Converting species intensity to something more tangible though (like probability of occurrence) is inherently difficult across groups where collection method and distribution drivers differ significantly.

This is not an easily solved problem - it probably warrants being the focus of its own project - and our focus for the time being needs to be on how to communicate this issue rather than solving it.

[samaperrin]

@PhilipMostert has this been covered now by your recent updates?

[PhilipMostert]

Yes, I think so -- with the richness model implemented.