Creating a Species List
Users must provide a complete list of all species considered when identifying acoustic bat recordings via autoclassification software, and when applicable, manual identification.
1. Log into the NABat Partner Portal. First-time users will need to create an account.
2. Once logged in, select the My NABat tab from the navigation bar and select your project of interest or click the +New project button and complete the steps in the Project Wizard to create a new project.
3. Navigate to the Species Lists tab within your selected project's space to create and manage NABat species lists.
4. Select the green square Manage Classifiers button on the upper right of the page to open the species list editor. Click the gray Add+ button and enter the required information to create a new species list to account for the species considered while performing autoclassification and/or while manually vetting bat call recordings.
Note: species lists used for auto Id and manual Id may differ within a given project based on what species were considered by each process. Multiple NABat Species Lists may be saved within and used by a single project.
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4. Users are required to include "Name of Species List for Auto Id", and when applicable, the "Name of Species List for Manual Id" in acoustic data upload templates in order to successfully submit stationary or mobile acoustic data to a project. Template entries must exactly match the newly created or existing NABat species list name.
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Processing Acoustic Data Using Multiple Software Suites
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While duplicate audio files are not normally accepted by the NABat database, database logic includes an exception to any duplicate audio file uploads with two distinct Auto Id Software values. Users who to intend to process acoustic data in multiple software suites will need to attribute and process data in each software separately. Once multiple outputs are produced, the metadata CSVs may be uploaded to a project.
IMPORTANT NOTE: ​DO NOT upload metadata CSVs with the same name, as the first file uploaded will be overwritten by the second file.​
Count Data Preparation
Users with winter internal roost count, non-winter internal roost count or emergence count data must simply ensure data is formatted correctly for upload to the NABat Partner Portal. Please refer to the resources below for guidance before continuing to the Upload Data section. Find descriptions of the metadata fields on the third line of the bulk upload template available here.
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Prior to preparing count data, it is crucial that users communicate with their collaborators (incl. state and federal agencies) to ensure uploaded data will not be duplicated across multiple NABat projects.
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Colony sites may be sensitive locations. Users who want to share their data without revealing sensitive coordinates should adjust their Data Use & Sharing settings accordingly, but may also use the NABat Grid Cell Finder when preparing data for upload.
Capture Data Preparation
Users with bat capture data must simply ensure data is formatted correctly for upload to the NABat Partner Portal. Find descriptions of the metadata fields on the third line of the bulk upload template available here.