Applications

The project aims to secure long-term habitat and refuge areas for the northern lapwing in Baden-Württemberg.

ecoPis enable low-disturbance, live acoustic monitoring of the lapwing areas. At the same time, they record other bird species, documenting how the areas develop overall.

Project page: KiekitzLand A project with NABU Baden-Württemberg

The Interreg project aims to research selected wetlands on the Upper Rhine across the German-French border and restore them long-term.

ecoPis enable continuous acoustic monitoring of the pilot areas, some of which are only seasonally accessible. Additional sensors on the ecoPi record soil moisture and temperature. The live data shows how the areas develop and supports the planning of effective protection and management measures.

Project page: Interreg – Upper Rhine Wetlands A cross-border project with NABU Südbaden, LPO Alsace, and the Stiftung Natur und Umwelt Rheinland-Pfalz

The monitoring focuses on the rare Trinidad piping guan, which is acoustically detected using an ecoPi.

Since the species is not yet recognized by BirdNET, detections of similar, already recognized species are checked first. Among these are misclassified calls of the Trinidad piping guan. These recordings are validated and compiled into a training dataset for a dedicated AI model.

The newly trained model is transferred remotely to the ecoPi and continuously improved through further detections.

Bajnath's Estate Hummingbird Sanctuary homepage A project with Bajnath's Estate Hummingbird Sanctuary Trinidad

In Bavarian Forest National Park, capercaillie are acoustically monitored at their lekking sites using ecoPis.

Live access makes it possible to set up quiet zones specifically when activity is actually detected. At the same time, the monitoring provides valuable data on the behavior of this disturbance-sensitive species.

Project page: RangerSound A project with Bavarian Forest National Park in cooperation with the University of Würzburg and Chemnitz University of Technology

In the Wurzacher Ried, corncrakes are acoustically monitored with ecoPis in order to adapt mowing dates specifically to their breeding activity.

The real-time monitoring shows when and where the birds are active. At the same time, it clearly documents phenology and activity patterns, such as their return from wintering grounds.

Wurzacher Ried Nature Conservation Centre homepage

Using decoy calls, common terns are attracted to suitable breeding sites, specifically supporting their settlement there - With success! Active colonies have since been re-established.

For this, the ecoPi was extended with a speaker and a camera. This allows both playing acoustic decoy calls and visually monitoring the breeding sites, for example to record nests or disturbance from competing species.

Project updates on the Orniplan homepage A project with Orniplan AG

"Who's singing there? And who has already sung here?"

At Chemnitz Botanical Garden, ecoPis make the local birdlife acoustically experienceable. The monitoring results are presented live on a dedicated website, where they are visualized for visitors.

Alongside studying the effect of traffic noise on singing activity, the main focus is on vividly conveying modern methods for recording biodiversity.

Project page: AMIC A project with Chemnitz University of Technology

In the Sapsucker Woods nature reserve, the long-term ecoPi monitoring is also made visible to visitors. Info panels and QR codes lead to a website where current detections can be listened to.

In the visitor center, the monitoring data is presented via the API on a large screen in a clear and pedagogically tailored way.

Project page: SWAMP A project with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

In Gesäuse National Park, ecoPis are used to monitor elusive, nocturnal species such as owls, even in hard-to-reach terrain.

The monitoring data provides insights into their activity. The results were featured in the national park's magazine to raise public awareness of these less visible species.

"Owls – The Voices of Darkness", national park magazine "Im Gseis", p. 30 A project with Gesäuse National Park and YOUth FOR NATURE