Extending Asian Soundscape Monitoring Network
Advancing ecological monitoring through acoustic technologies and open science collaboration across Asia
Explore the NetworkProject Overview
Regional Collaboration
An ambitious effort to strengthen ecological monitoring capabilities through acoustic technologies across key Asian countries, fostering cross-border data sharing and collaborative biodiversity research.
Technology Integration
Deploying diverse networks of terrestrial, ultrasonic, and aquatic sound sensors for long-term, non-invasive environmental monitoring and species vocalization analysis.
Network Countries
Taiwan
Academia Sinica, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute
Philippines
University of the Philippines Cebu
Vietnam
Southern Institute of Ecology
Malaysia
Forest Research Institute of Malaysia
Thailand
Walailak University
Key Outcomes
Acoustic Toolkits
Developed 3 specialized tools: long-term spectrogram, chorus detector, and event classifier for comprehensive soundscape analysis.
Capacity Building
Conducted 6 workshops (3 data collection, 3 analysis) engaging over 100 researchers and technicians from 10+ countries.
Case Studies
Three distinct ecosystem studies covering forest, bat, and marine environments, demonstrating versatile applications.
Open Science Platform
Launched public data repositories and visualization interfaces supporting open science and collaborative research.
Sustainable Development Goals
Climate Action
Monitoring environmental changes through acoustic data
Life Below Water
Marine ecosystem monitoring and conservation
Life on Land
Terrestrial biodiversity assessment and protection
Partnerships
International collaboration for global goals