A collection of bat echolocation calls recorded in the Netherlands, stored in .zc and .wav formats. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery platform hosts the 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
- Train species classification models based on recorded echolocation calls.
- Analyze spatial distribution patterns of bat species based on embedded GPS location data.
- Study temporal activity patterns based on the collection date metadata.
- Filter and explore acoustic data for specific species or locations using the described dashboard search criteria.
Strengths
- Contains embedded metadata including GPS location and collection date for each call file.
- Includes both identified and unidentified species calls, providing a realistic field data scenario.
- Files are available in .zc and .wav formats, which are common in bioacoustics.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Some audio files contain calls from multiple species, but only one may be identified, complicating analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
- Collection Method
- Collection of recorded echolocation calls from contributors.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-01 06:37:41.129902; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Netherlands