Passive Acoustic Monitoring Training Materials

Video recording of hybrid PAM training workshop

I led this May 2022 at Centre ValBio & via Zoom. I discussed different use cases in research & conservation, the technology involved, parameters to set for device configuration, how to deploy recorders, and options for analyzing passive acoustic data. Malagasy translations are given throughout the recording, and PDF’s of the slides with Malagasy & French translations are available below. This was a hybrid event, with in-person attendees receiving hands-on training configuring & setting up recorders on their own. Because of this, there are some parts of this recording which have been removed as they were the times we were doing the in-person activities & not on the computer/Zoom. We also had some technical difficulties with the power rebooting, and screens not sharing correctly, so there are some parts of the recording where the slides are not visible (e.g., ~18:40 mark), but you can visit the link below to download a PDF of the slides to follow along yourself. In-person translating & translations of the slides were done by Rija Rafamantanantsoa, University of Antananarivo.  

PDF of slides used in training workshop: 

• English/Malagasy version (fandikan-teny anglisy/gasy)
• English/French version (version anglais/français)

Non-exhaustive list of scientific papers on terrestrial passive acoustic monitoring

• Listed chronologically 
• Listed by topic (e.g., sampling methods, analysis, behavior, soundscape indices, anthropogenic effects, etc.) 

Links to other resources

• Passive Acoustic Monitoring (general)
  • WILDLABS: online conservation tech community (join the Acoustic Monitoring group/discussion board!)
  • Conservation Tech Directory: run by Gracie Ermie & I
  • Twitter: follow hashtags like #tech4wildlife, #bioacoustics, #PassiveAcousticMonitoring, etc.
  • Acoustic Monitoring Virtual Labs: from Cornell’s K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
  • Video – ‘Taking the Pulse of a Continent’: by David Watson, Australian Acoustic Observatory (facilitated by WILDLABS)
  • Video – ‘How do I scale up acoustic surveys with Audiomoths and automated processing?’: by Tessa Rhinehart, University of Pittsburgh
  • Video – ‘How do I perform automated recordings of bird assemblages?’: by Carlos Abrahams, Baker Consultants
• PAM Hardware
  • AudioMoth user manual: from Open Acoustic Devices
    • French translation (done by Rija Rafamantanantsoa, University of Antananarivo): in progress
  • Audiomoth user guide: by Tessa Rhinehart, University of Pittsburgh
  • Audiomoth overview video: Peter Prince, Open Acoustic Devices (facilitated by WILDLABS)
  • Audiomoth & uMoth overview video: Andy Hill & Ruby Lee, Open Acoustic Devices (facilitated by WILDLABS)
  • Swift user manual: from Cornell’s K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
  • Swift/Raven overview video: by Dimitri Ponirakis, Cornell’s K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics (facilitated by WILDLABS)
  • SongMeter user guide: from Wildlife Acoustics
  • SongMeter Mini user guide: from Wildlife Acoustics
  • SongMeter Micro user guide: from Wildlife Acoustics
• PAM Software
  • List of bioacoustics software: by Tessa Rhinehart, University of Pittsburgh
  • Kaleidoscope user guide: from Wildlife Acoustics
  • RavenPro user manual: Cornell’s K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
  • Raven/Swift overview video: by Dimitri Ponirakis, Cornell’s K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics (facilitated by WILDLABS) 
  • Arbimon support articles: from Rainforest Connection (RFCx)
  • Video – ‘How do I use pattern matching to label acoustic data with RFCxArbimon?’: by Zephyr Gold & Marconi Campos, Rainforest Connection (facilitated by WILDLABS) 

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