Audio dataset

scikit-maad provides a diversified audio dataset with samples from tropical (French Guiana and Colombia) and temperate habitats (France). All files were recorded using passive acoustic sensors. More sounds from other ecosystems will be added soon.

Code name	Date	Time	Location	Habitat
spinetail	2018-09-19	11:00	Valle del Cauca, Colombia	Scrub vegetation near cloud forest edge
cold_forest_daylight	2019-04-12	11:00	Jura, France	Temperate cold mountain forest covered by spruce forest
cold_forest_night	2019-08-25	04:00	Jura, France	Temperate cold mountain forest covered by spruce forest
rock_savanna_night	2014-12-05	22:17	French Guiana	Tropical rock savanna on a granite hill
tropical_forest_morning	2019-06-29	6:15	French Guiana	Lowland tropical rainforest
indices	2019-05-22	24-h cycle	Jura, France	Temperate cold mountain forest covered by spruce forest

Downloading the audio dataset

Most of the examples found in modules and in the example gallery use these audio recordings. To test and run the scripts, we recommend downloading these files to your local hard drive. The files can be downloaded from the GitHub repository (https://github.com/scikit-maad/scikit-maad). Once in your local hard drive, the audio examples can be loaded by adding the path to these files:

>>> from maad import sound
>>> s, fs = sound.load('<PATH TO AUDIO DATA>/spinetail.wav')

Downloading a single audio example

scikit-maad also provide a simple function to load audio examples using their URL. Note however, that the function will download the file each time you run the script.

>>> from maad import sound
>>> s, fs = sound.load_url('spinetail')