Passive Acoustic Reporting System Templates
March 24, 2023
Template datasheets for providing passive acoustic detection data.
Passive Acoustic Reporting System Templates
Passive Acoustic Reporting System Templates (zip) |
To correctly submit complete detection data for all acoustically detected species to the Passive Acoustic Reporting System, the above templates must be used, consisting of three separate files:
- DETECTIONDATA
- METADATA
- GPSDATA
(GPSDATA is only needed for mobile platforms).
Each file contains tabs with: 1) example data; 2) with the field definitions to describe the expected input and format for each column; 3) instructions on formatting and naming the file before submission; and 4) any additional tabs if needed (i.e. the species' codes and call type codes for the detection data sheet). Once formatted and saved as a .csv file the datasheets should be sent to nmfs.nec.pacmdata@noaa.gov. These data will be displayed on the Passive Acoustic Cetacean Map.