RENAME AND ORGANIZE THE ACOUSTIC FILES
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Each audio file needs to be uniquely named to allow for upload to the NABat Partner Portal. If audio files were not assigned a prefix prior to the start of surveys, the files should be renamed to match the NABat naming format (e.g. GRTSCellId_SiteName_Timestamp.wav). NABat provides R script for completing this process. To find the GRTS Cell Id of each site, use the NABat Grid Cell Finder.
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Once audio files are properly named, organize raw files in a project folder with the same naming format used when naming your project (e.g. “FBB_[YYYY]_[CNTY]_ [Company]_[Name-of-Project]_[IPaC# if assigned and known]”). Individual deployments (i.e., single site, single detector, for a full passive recording period) should be in individual folders.
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Place these raw data folders in a “Raw” folder, then create a “Processed” folder in your project folder (Figure 3A).
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In the “Processed” folder, replicate the raw data subdirectories with empty folders of the same names (Figure 3B).​​
Figure 3. Example of subdirectories within a project folder. A) Within the “Raw” folder is a folder for every individual deployment that contains the appropriate raw data (one site, one detector, one full deployment period). B) The user sets up a “Processed” folder in the project folder and replicates the subdirectories of the raw data folders with empty folders of the same names.
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