Developing acoustic localization for wildlife in environmental impact assessment

Lucas Voirin, André Desrochers, Marc J. Mazerolle

Assessing impacts

Challenges

Behavior

Passive acoustic monitoring

Localizing sounds

On the field

Objectives


Localize with precision animal sounds


Account for uncertainties in:

  • Recorders positions
  • Time delay estimations

At the lab

Sound source localization

Assessing precision

Localizing recorders

Mapping behaviors

Objectives


Localize with precision animal sounds


Account for uncertainties in:

  • Recorders positions
  • Time delay estimations

Linking sounds to landscape

Thank you!




This work has been funded by






Contact

lucasvoirin.github.io

lucas.voirin.1@ulaval.ca

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