<s>
CPCe	B-Application
(	O
Coral	B-Language
Point	O
Count	O
with	O
Excel	B-Application
extensions	O
)	O
is	O
Windows-based	B-Application
software	O
that	O
provides	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
the	O
determination	O
of	O
coral	B-Language
cover	O
using	O
transect	O
photographs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
specified	O
number	O
of	O
spatially	O
random	O
points	O
are	O
distributed	O
on	O
a	O
quadrat	O
image	O
,	O
and	O
coral	B-Language
species	O
lying	O
under	O
these	O
points	O
are	O
identified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
spreadsheets	B-Application
can	O
be	O
created	O
automatically	O
to	O
further	O
analyze	O
the	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
customized	O
code	O
files	O
pertinent	O
to	O
their	O
region	B-Algorithm
of	I-Algorithm
interest	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
CPCe	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
image	O
calibration	O
and	O
area	O
analysis	O
of	O
benthic	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excel	B-Application
sheets	O
are	O
automatically	O
generated	O
to	O
summarize	O
the	O
area	O
calculations	O
for	O
each	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
an	O
estimated	O
3,500	O
users	O
of	O
CPCe	B-Application
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CPCe	B-Application
is	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
National	O
Coral	B-Language
Reef	O
Institute	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
to	O
researchers	O
from	O
scientific	O
institutions	O
.	O
</s>
