Song Meter SM4BAT FS User Guide
5 Making Scheduled Recordings
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PREFIX:
The current prefix as set in the location settings.
YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS:
The date-time stamp including the year, month, day,
hour, minute, and second when the recording started.
.wav:
The audio file name extension for Waveform Audio File Format (WAVE)
5.9
Recording Metadata
Values for the attributes listed below are stored as metadata in your recordings.
The Wildlife Acoustics Support Team can use the metadata when
troubleshooting issues.
NOTE:
You can open a recording in the SM4 Configurator computer software to view
the schedule and settings used to make the recording. Also, some of the metadata
information is visible in the available Kaleidoscope computer software. Kaleidoscope
has the ability to add additional metadata relating to analysis of the recording.
Device Model:
The device model name. For example,
SM4BAT FS
.
Device Serial Number:
The unique serial number of your recorder.
Firmware Version:
The firmware version installed on the recorder.
Prefix:
The prefix assigned to the recorder in the location settings.
Timestamp:
The date and time when the recording started.
GPS Coordinates:
The location of the SM4BAT FS when the recording first
started. The file metadata stores the location coordinates that you manually
entered on the recorder as well as the coordinates from the GPS accessory if
attached. Coordinates from the GPS will have the text string WGS84.
Schedule and Settings:
The schedule and all settings in use when the recording
was made.
5.10
Recording Summary Text File
Approximately once per minute during a recording, the SM4BAT FS appends a
line to the summary text (.txt) file. This file is in comma-separated values (.csv)
format. You can open it in Microsoft Excel, in database software, or in a text
editor. The file begins with a header line which identifies the fields that appear in
each line of summary data:
DATE,TIME,LAT,,LON,,POWER(V),TEMP(C),#FILES,#SCRUBBED,MIC0 TYPE
Three (3) lines from an example summary file appear below:
2017-Jan-22,17:15:24,42.00000,N,71.00000,W,5.9,12.00,1,1,U1
2017-Jan-22,17:16:38,42.20000,N,71.10000,W,5.9,11.75,0,4,U1
2017-Jan-22,17:17:47,42.35000,N,71.18200,W,5.9,11.75,2,2,U1
DATE & TIME:
The date and time for each entry. This is the time taking into
account the time zone set in the location settings.
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