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449 The inputs are provided in US English for the city and country 449 The inputs are provided in US English for the city and country
450 names, without diacritics. On each line, the city and country 450 names, without diacritics. On each line, the city and country
451 names must be separated by a comma. Pasting a csv file in the 451 names must be separated by a comma. Pasting a csv file in the
452 - form is possible. Two types of inputs can be considered 452 + form is possible, provided that a comma separates
  453 + the city and country names.
  454 +
  455 + A round trip is defined by a city pair. If the user enters cityA as
  456 + the origin city, and twice cityB as destinations, the tool returns
  457 + the cumulative emission and distance from two round trips
  458 + involving cityA and cityB, and indicates that 2 round trips were involved.
  459 + The same happens if the user enters twice cityA as the city of origin
  460 + and cityB as the sole destination.
  461 +
  462 + Three types of inputs can be considered
453 depending on whether the user wants an “individual” estimate 463 depending on whether the user wants an “individual” estimate
454 or an estimate for a conference, meeting and so on. In the 464 or an estimate for a conference, meeting and so on. In the
455 former case, the “origin” city is unique and the “destination” 465 former case, the “origin” city is unique and the “destination”
456 - cities multiple. In the later case, the “origin” cities are multiple 466 + cities may be multiple. The tool returns the carbon dioxide
  467 + equivalent emission for each city of destination.
  468 + In the later case, the “origin” cities are multiple
457 (i.e. the cities from which the participants to the conference 469 (i.e. the cities from which the participants to the conference
458 - depart from), and the “destination” city may a single host city 470 + depart from), and the “destination” city may be a single host city
459 or multiple host cities if the user wants to compare their 471 or multiple host cities if the user wants to compare their
460 - associated footprint. Cities found identical in the input form are  
461 - always grouped, and their number in the group is given by the  
462 - number of trips in the output, and the distance given is the  
463 - cumulative distance over the group.  
464 - 472 + associated footprint. If there is one destination, the tool returns
  473 + the carbon dioxide equivalent for each city of origin. If multiple
  474 + destinations are provided the tool returns the carbon dioxide
  475 + equivalent emission summed over all cities of
  476 + origin and for each city of destination. The cumulative distance to
  477 + each city of destination is also provided.
  478 +
465 The result pages provides a summary plot which can be 479 The result pages provides a summary plot which can be
466 downloaded, as well as a csv and raw yaml file. The csv file 480 downloaded, as well as a csv and raw yaml file. The csv file
467 lists the name of the city as in the form, the address to which it 481 lists the name of the city as in the form, the address to which it
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471 e.g. 300 km) and the number of trips by plane. The plot and the 485 e.g. 300 km) and the number of trips by plane. The plot and the
472 csv file rank the cities against the carbon dioxide emissions. 486 csv file rank the cities against the carbon dioxide emissions.
473 487
474 -  
475 - title: Trouble shooting 488 - title: Trouble shooting
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477 The estimation can go wrong if a city is not properly 490 The estimation can go wrong if a city is not properly