EcoAcoustics Search Results Display

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EcoAcoustics Search Results Display

Search results for EcoAcoustics are listed on the Search page. Whilst users can search in either Data View or Map View, result details are shown in Data View.

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Example search results in Data View

 

The Data View of results allows users to select both the number of results displayed on the page, as well as how these are sorted. The default view is for 50 records per page, sorted by Relevance. Other options include 75, 100 or 125 results per page, with sorting options of via Relevance, Date Collected or Pulse Count. Both Date Collected and Pulse Count can be sorted in either Ascending (oldest to newest/lowest to highest) or Descending (newest to oldest/highest to lowest) order.

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How to change the display of results in Data View

 

Once users have selected their preferred display, they can navigate between different pages of results using the next, previous, first or last page buttons at the bottom of the screen.

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Pagination bar

 

Note the pagination bar will disappear from view if not used. Scrolling down the page will make it reappear.

 

Users can also open or close a map preview of their results from within the pagination bar. This allows users to see an approximate location of where the recordings in their results were taken, without having to change to the Map View.

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Example of Map Preview function

 

Individual Record Display

Results are displayed in a tabular format, with columns for Country, Site, Species, File Type, Record Context and ID Method. The play and download symbols in each result row are clickable. If a user selects the play button, the record will expand and if they are signed in, they will be able to choose to play the record. If the user selects the download button, they will be redirected to the log in page, or, if they are already signed in, the record will download.

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View of individual record result (collapsed)

 

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Example of an expanded record (when user is signed in)

 

From within a result, users can either select the download button image-20250722-022703.png to download the recording or the play button image-20250708-044151.png. Users can select the playback speed for the file by clicking the Actions menu next to the sound button.

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Location of Actions menu for audio playback speed

 

Note that for many bat calls, playing the audio file will not generate any perceptible sound, as calls for many species are at frequencies beyond the range of human hearing.

 

 

Next Page: Accessing Audio Files in EcoAcoustics

 

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