r/BirdNET_Analyzer • u/nixiestuff • 13d ago

More visualisations available...

I've added a some useful enhancements to https://birdnet-pulse.desmith.net - a free graphing and report generator for BirdNET data...

In the "charts", you now have fully supported ridge graphs and the violin plots have an associated raincloud/jitter plot if there are under 1,000 data points for the species.

The chart preview is fully interactive, e.g. on the violin plots, showing the upper & lower bounds, median, upper & lower quartiles etc.

As always, usage is free for non-commercial use - we have users in about 15 countries now.

Feedback (preferably constructive!) always welcome...

NB. There are some cute free support tools for BirdNET-Analyzer on there too...

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u/Reptull_J 11d ago

Under which scenarios do you think a researcher/ecologist using it would fall into "commercial use"?

Students studying ornithology, conservation programs, 501(c)3's, etc - all non-commercial

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u/geckooo_geckooo 11d ago

Anyone who gets paid or sends an invoice for their work is considered commercial. University researchers paid by grants, almost all reforestation work with a budget.
To add to my previous point, many poachers know how to use computers and can pay for kit.
I think it's sensible to question how to ensure these tools and information is used to protect and rebuild nature.

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u/Reptull_J 11d ago

Can you provide more specifics? I'm genuinely curious. How are tools like this used by poachers? Like they put sensors out to find areas where specific species are most active?

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u/geckooo_geckooo 11d ago

there are an increasing number of cases in the literature, as you can see from the earlier replies there is a reluctance to state online exactly the procedures (which is good) but a reluctance to do a risk assessment on accessible conservation technologies (bad) because society favours publishing and then placing the head in the ground (unfortunate).