Wildlife Acoustics’ patented Real Time Expansion (RTE) allows
you to listen to bats in real time with unparalleled fidelity. RTE
maintains the timing and tonality of the original
echolocations.
Heterodyne (HET) listening is also available, for those
accustomed to that way of hearing bats. Manual and
automatic tuning is available.
View the echolocations on a spectrogram
A real-time spectrogram shows the frequencies and timing of
the echolocations. Scroll back in time and zoom in on
previous "bat passes."
See most likely bat species in real time
The Auto ID feature analyzes the echolocation calls and shows
the two most likely bat species matches in real time. In North
America, a portrait of each bat taken by renowned bat expert
Merlin Tuttle will be show as well. This is the same technology
used in our professional Kaleidoscope Pro Bat Auto
Identification software. Currently, the app can identify 38
species in North America, 31 in Europe, 63 in the neotropics
and 20 in South Africa. For more information on Kaleidoscope
and a full list of species, visit our website.
AUTO-ID FINE PRINT: Because bats vary their echolocation
calls in response to a wide variety of needs, no automated
call identification can achieve 100% accuracy in species
identification. Nevertheless, in the hands of well-trained
experts, bat detector recordings can be used to identify
many species, providing invaluable discoveries. The Echo
Meter Touch allows high quality recording suitable for
analysis by experts. The built-in Auto-ID feature also
suggests the two most likely bat species for each recording,
for the enjoyment of enthusiasts hoping to learn more about
bats. These automated identifications, though largely
accurate, should not be relied on as a basis for scientific
research. Auto-ID is intended for use in analyzing recordings
of single bats in free flight in low clutter environments.
Recordings of roost emergence, multiple or captive bats,