Acoustic data can be uploaded using a SFTP client, or using the Web Client with your organisational email or gmail address.

Access

To start uploading the Acoustic data, your account needs to be setup in sftpGo (https://sftpgo.tern.org.au/).
You can request access to the SFTP upload, by sending an email to esupport@tern.org.au with:

• Subject: Acoustic data upload request

• Content:

  • The site details you need to upload acoustic data to.

  • If not for yourself, add the email addresses of the users that need to be able to upload data.

The TERN Data Team will process the request and let you know when you account has been setup, and inform you of your username.

Web Interface Uploads

The sftpGo web interface is an interactive platform to upload your data.
From the My Files menu you can select the folder you want to upload the data to.
This is in detail explained in TERN FTP Portal - Web Interface Uploads .

SFTP Clients

In order to use an SFTP Client, you need to update you profile in https://sftpgo.tern.org.au/, as per the instructions in TERN FTP Portal - Setup your SFTP access in sftpGo.

If you do not have one already, download and install a SFTP client first. Some free desktop clients are:

• FileZilla (Windows, Linux, Mac)

  • Website: https://filezilla-project.org

• Cyberduck (Windows and Mac)

  • Website: https://cyberduck.io

  • Notes: Mac user can download the software for free from the website (zipped) instead of paid version from the Mac App Store

• WinSCP (Windows)

  • Website: https://winscp.net

General SFTP settings for all clients

Use the following settings:

• Host (or hostname): sftpgo.tern.org.au

• Port: 2022

• Protocol: SFTP (SSH)

• Username: your username in sftpGo

  • This can be found in the top right corner in the sftpGo Web interface - https://sftpgo.tern.org.au/

• SSH Private Key: the full location of your SSH private Key file
  (for a MAC usually /Users/<your_user>/.ssh/id_rsa)

  • More information on SSH Keys is described in TERN FTP Portal - Setup your SFTP access in sftpGo and Understanding SSH - Key-based Authentication

If using FileZilla, you can follow more detailed instructions below.

Using FileZilla to upload files using SFTP

1. Open FileZilla and select from the Main Menu: `File` > `Site Manager…`

2. Click the [New Site] button and give it a name (e.g. SuperSites BioAcoustics)

3. In the General tab, fill out the following details:

   • Host (or hostname): sftpgo.tern.or.au

   • Port: 2022

   • Protocol: SFTP (SSH)

   • Logon Type: Key file

   • Add the full location of your SSH Private Key file

You do not need to worry about any of the other tabs.

1. Select the new site that you just created and click ‘Connect’ to connect to the upload site.

2. On the left site of the screen (called Local site) you will see directories in your local computer, i.e. the source. Navigate to the folder where you stored the data. When you click on a folder in the top left panel, the content of that folder is listed in the bottom left panel. 

3. On the right side of the screen (called Remote site) you will see directories in the remote connection that are specific to your SuperSite. These are your target directories. For example if your site is KarawathaForestPark, you will see two directories, one for each of the sensors at Karawatha (KarawathaForestPark01 and KarawathaForestPark02). 

4. To upload new files from your computer (Local site) to the sensor folders in sftpgo.tern.org.au (Remote site) drag and drop the relevant files on the left side panel to the correct folder in the right side panel. 

Important notes

1. All files must be copied directly under the sensor folder. There should be no subfolders within the sensor folder. This would prevent data ingestion. 

2. Since subfolders are not allowed, if you need to upload multiple txt files with the same name, e.g. ALIC02_Sensor-A.txt and ALIC02_Sensor-A.txt, the second file will overwrite the first one. To avoid this, before uploading the files please rename them by adding a progressive number at the end, e.g. ALIC02_Sensor-A_01.txt, ALIC02_Sensor-A_02.txt. 

3. Please notify us at esupport@tern.org.au for any change in recording conditions, e.g. changes in location, instrument make and model, and recording settings (sampling rate, depth, number of channels, gain). 

4. If an acoustic sensor is moved to a new location within the site or an additional sensor is installed, please notify us. We will assign a new name to the sensor and create a new sensor folder.