Ecoacoustic bank: A software for ecoacoustics data management

Abstract

This paper describes Ecoacoustic bank, a software for managing and storing passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) data. The software allows integrating audio with other commonly collected data types, such as information on acquisition systems used and spatial–temporal conditions, to encourage research in biodiversity and environmental monitoring. As part of this effort, we use docker technology to facilitate software deployment, where we integrated a user-friendly web interface with the database engine. Other features include integrating advanced search filters and audio annotation of anthropophonies, biophonies, and geophonies.

Keywords

• Passive acoustic monitoring
• Soundscape
• Ecoacoustic
• Management and storage of recordings
• Audio annotation
• Metadata query