Passive Acoustic Reporting System Templates

Passive Acoustic Reporting System Templates 

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.

More Information

• Template for Real-Time North Atlantic Right Whale Observation Reporting
• Passive Acoustic Research in the Atlantic Ocean
• NEFSC Passive Acoustic Research Group