A collection of bat echolocation calls recorded in Ireland, containing audio files in .zc and .wav formats. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery platform provides this data, with embedded metadata such as collection date, GPS location, and species identification where available. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-01.
Use Cases
- Analyze bat species distribution based on GPS location metadata
- Study bat echolocation call characteristics based on the recorded audio files
- Filter and download specific call files for research based on date and contributor details
- Investigate multi-species interactions based on files containing calls from multiple species
Strengths
- Includes embedded metadata such as GPS location and collection date for each call file
- Provides audio files in both .zc and .wav formats for analysis
- Enables searchable filtering through the TERN Ecoacoustic Recordings dashboard
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Some audio files contain calls from multiple species where only one species may be identified
Provenance
- Source
- Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
- Collection Method
- Acoustic recordings of bat echolocation calls
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-01 06:38:44.620149; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Ireland