Bat Echolocation Calls Recorded in Poland with GPS and Species Metadata

Echolocation calls from Poland include both identified and unidentified species within the same audio files. The collection contains bat call files in .zc and .wav formats with embedded metadata such as collection date, GPS location, and contributor details. This data is hosted by the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery platform and was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Train machine learning models for bat species classification based on recorded echolocation calls.
• Analyze spatial distribution of bat species in Poland based on embedded GPS location data.
• Study temporal patterns in bat activity using the embedded collection date information.
• Filter and explore acoustic data for specific species or locations using the searchable dashboard.

Strengths

• Files contain embedded metadata like GPS location and collection date, enabling spatiotemporal analysis.
• Data includes both .zc and .wav formats, which may be suitable for different analysis tools.
• The dataset is searchable and filterable via the TERN Ecoacoustic Recordings dashboard.

Limitations

• Some audio files contain calls from multiple species, but only one species may be identified, complicating analysis.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Collection of recorded echolocation calls, with metadata extracted from audio files.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-01 06:37:58.727696; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Poland