In AnimalTA, the distances and surfaces are expressed in the units defined by the user while doing the scale. If the user chooses to do the scale in cm, then all distances will be expressed in cm and surfaces in cm².

If no scale was defined, then distances and surfaces will be expressed in pixels.

 Regarding the time units, AnimalTA will always uses seconds. So speed is expressed in units/sec.

 Here is a detailed list of the different measurements and their units, with Unit_user the units defined by the user (or pixels if no scale was done):

• Distance traveled, Distance traveled while moving, Distance to ...: Unit_user 
• Moving threshold, Speed, Speed while moving: Unit_user/second
• Beginning sequence, End sequence, Various durations, Time inside, ...: seconds
• Exploration relative value, Proportion time lost, Proportion time moving, Proportion time inside, ...: values ranging between 0 and 1 (can be converted to percentage)
• Meander, Meander while moving: degrees/Unit_user 
• Exploration absolute value (for individual-centered method): Unit_user²
• Exploration absolute value (for grid method): Number of cells visited

This problem comes from the fact that the .csv files produced by AnimalTA are using a semicolon delimiter. If you are facing this situation, you can see here how to fix this when opening the “.csv” file produced by AnimalTA in Excel: CSV files open with data in a single column in Excel
Note that in AnimalTA case, the problem would be the exact opposite than described in this link: the delimiter has to be changed for “semicolon”.

Since update 2.3.1, AnimalTA is providing this information directly. These data will be saved in the Results/Spatial/MyElement.csv file.