Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery provides a collection of bat echolocation calls recorded in Greece. The dataset includes audio files in .zc and .wav formats with embedded metadata such as collection date, GPS location, and species identification where available. Users can search and filter these recordings through the TERN Ecoacoustic Recordings dashboard.
Use Cases
- Analyze bat species distribution patterns based on GPS location data mentioned in the description
- Train or validate automated bat call classifiers based on the identified species calls
- Study bat activity and phenology based on the collection date metadata
- Investigate multi-species acoustic interactions based on the note that some files contain calls from multiple species
Strengths
- Includes embedded metadata such as GPS location and collection date for each audio file
- Provides searchable filter options through the TERN Ecoacoustic Recordings dashboard
- Contains both identified and unidentified calls, offering a realistic field data scenario
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Some audio files contain calls from multiple species, but only one species may be identified
Provenance
- Source
- Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
- Collection Method
- Collection of recorded echolocation calls
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-01 06:38:27.841481; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Greece