Drone Audio Detection Samples: 100K+ Standardized 16kHz Recordings

Drone Audio Detection Samples (DADS) provides between 100,000 and 1,000,000 audio recordings standardized to 16,000 Hz for drone detection research. Created by geronimobasso and last updated in March 2025, it is currently the largest publicly available database of its kind. The collection features mono-channel, 16-bit depth audio segments ranging from 500 milliseconds to several minutes.

Use Cases

• Training binary classifiers to distinguish drone noise from environmental background audio using 16kHz mono inputs
• Developing deep learning models for real-time drone detection using standardized 16-bit depth audio
• Benchmarking audio classification algorithms on varying recording lengths from 500ms to several minutes

Strengths

• Contains between 100,000 and 1,000,000 audio records
• Standardized 16,000 Hz sample rate and 16-bit depth across all files
• Manually trimmed segments to ensure drone presence in the majority of recordings

Limitations

• Significant variance in recording lengths (500ms to several minutes) requires specific handling during batching
• Potential class imbalance or bias toward drone-present audio due to manual trimming of background noise

Provenance

Source

geronimobasso

Collection Method

Manual trimming and standardization of drone audio recordings

Freshness

Last updated March 2025.