The Recon Score (RS) is a weighted intelligence model designed to rank waypoint quality using multiple performance indicators β not guesswork.
Each waypoint is evaluated using:
Intel Strength (Iβ) β Species indicators, wreck/spring keywords, and catch notes.
Uniqueness Coefficient (Uπ) β Inverse cluster density weighting to highlight less-saturated, higher-value structure.
Age Factor (Aβ) β Recency decay adjustment that accounts for how marine environments change over time.
Proximity to Depth Change (Pπ) β Measured relationship to bottom relief, contour breaks, and structure transitions.
Duplicate Penalty (Dβ) β Reduces redundancy from overlapping or repeated data.
These components are multiplied by calibrated weighting factors and combined into a single Recon Score. Redundant data is penalized to ensure cleaner, higher-confidence outputs.
Typical high-confidence structure scores fall in the 0β25+ range.
The result is a refined, data-driven ranking system designed to surface the strongest offshore structure opportunities from massive waypoint datasets.