Bat Echolocation Calls Recorded in Italy with GPS and Species Metadata

Italy is the geographic scope for this collection of bat echolocation calls. The dataset includes audio files in .zc and .wav formats, with embedded metadata such as collection date, GPS location, and species identification where available. It was published by the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery platform and was last updated on May 1, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze bat species presence and activity based on GPS location data mentioned in the description
• Study seasonal patterns in bat calls based on collection date metadata
• Develop or test automated species identification models based on the recorded echolocation calls
• Filter and explore acoustic data for specific species or locations using the described dashboard search criteria

Strengths

• Includes embedded metadata such as GPS location and collection date for each call file
• Contains both identified and unidentified species calls, providing a realistic field data sample
• Files are available in multiple formats (.zc and .wav) for different analysis tools

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 from contributors, with metadata extraction for searchability.

Time Range

Collection date is embedded in call files, but the overall temporal range is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-01 06:37:11.278492; freshness should be verified

Geography

Italy