PAMGUARD: Semiautomated, open source software for real-time acoustic detection and localization of cetaceans.

• DOI: 10.1121/1.4808713
• Publication Date: 2013-10-28T12:44:29Z
• Authors: Douglas Gillespie; David K. Mellinger; Jonathan Gordon; David McLaren; Paul Redmond; Ronald McHugh; Philip Trinder; Xiao-Yan Deng; Aaron Thode
• Keywords: Interface (matter); Software suite; Graphical user interface

PAMGUARD is open-source, platform-independent software to address the needs of developers and users Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) systems. For PAM operator—marine mammal biologist, manager, or mitigator—PAMGUARD provides a flexible easy-to-use suite detection, localization, data management, display modules. These provide standard interface across different platforms with flexibility allow multiple detectors be added, removed, configured according species interest hardware configuration on particular project. systems, an Application Programming Interface (API) has been developed which contains classes for efficient handling many types data, interfaces acquisition databases, GUI framework display. replicates exceeds capabilities earlier real time monitoring programs such as IFAW Logger Suite Ishmael. Ongoing developments include improved real-time location automated classification. [PAMGUARD funded by OGP E&P Sound Marine Life project.]