Open Ecoacoustics in Action Webinar #3: Fundamentals & Analysis

About the Event

Join us for the 3rd edition of the Open Ecoacoustic Webinar series, where we share tips, tricks and insights on using the Open Ecoacoustics platform, which provides open access ecoacoustics technologies, methodologies and standards.

This one-hour session has 2 complementary themes (Fundamentals and Analysis) to serve both newcomers and experienced practitioners in ecoacoustic monitoring of wildlife.

We want to hear from you! Please tell us what you’d like covered by sharing your preferences via our Google Form.

Recording

Potential themes and mini-lessons

Here are some ideas for themes and mini-lessons for the Open Ecoacoustics platform. We’ll refine the final agenda based on your input.

• Survey and Field Placement Design: Best practices for recorder placement, sampling strategies, and balancing effort vs coverage (great for those starting out).
• Managing Large Acoustic Datasets: Storing, organising, versioning, and analysing bulk ecoacoustic data; calculating biodiversity indices.
• Creating and Improving Recognisers: Practical steps for custom recognisers (BirdNET or other tools); boosting performance in noisy environments.
• Triangulation and Spatial Analysis: Using acoustic data for positions, territories, and habitat-use mapping.

Who will be speaking?

We will confirm the speakers based on community interest gathered via the form.

The workshop is being developed by Open Ecoacoustics team members from ARDC, QUT and JCU.

Who should attend?

• Practitioners designing surveys or scaling data management
• Researchers working with recognisers, indices, or spatial analysis
• Government and NGO staff applying ecoacoustics to management decisions
• RSEs supporting ecoacoustic pipelines
• HDR supervisors and students

What participants will gain from the session?

• Practical takeaways on field design and data workflows
• and more depending on your input via the form!

About Open Ecoacoustics

Australia’s biodiversity crisis necessitates urgent action to deliver continental-scale monitoring and management of threatened species and ecosystems. The Ecosounds platform aids ecoacoustics monitoring of these environments.

The project’s vision is to enable open science and conservation through the development and promotion of series.

The Open Ecoacoustics project provides the dedicated Ecosounds platform to allow anyone to store, process and share passive acoustic sound recordings with downstream services. The project is supported by the ARDC and supports FAIR data by developing standardised metadata and third-party analyses by moving to flexible workflow technologies. Open Ecoacoustics accelerates data analysis by publishing a shared repository of annotated datasets and recognisers. The project interfaces to other systems, including TERN, ALA, EcoCommons and citizen science sites, through services and shared tools.

Further ARDC resources

• Open Ecoacoustics
• Learn about Planet RDC
• Find digital research resources in the ARDC Resource Hub
• Visit the ARDC website

Will the session be recorded?

Please note that this event will be recorded and published by the ARDC. This may include your contributions during the session. ARDC respects the privacy of individuals. Information collected is in accordance with the ARDC Privacy Policy.

About the ARDC

At the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC), we’re accelerating Australian research and innovation by driving excellence in the creation, analysis and retention of high-quality data assets. We partner with the research community and industry to build leading-edge digital research infrastructure to provide Australian researchers with competitive advantage through data.

The ARDC is enabled by the Australian Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).

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Have questions?

Do you have questions about this event? Contact Rob Clemens via Contact Us.

Please note that this event may be recorded and published by the ARDC. This may include your contributions during the session. ARDC respects the privacy of individuals. Information collected is in accordance with the ARDC Privacy Policy. Attendees are expected to comply with the Code of Conduct for ARDC Activities during this event.

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