LIFEPLAN Durban - Global audio and image collection on biodiversity

This dataset contains raw image and audio data collected by team Durban in the LIFEPLAN project. Researchers collected data at 2 sites in South Africa. Sampling alternated yearly between a Natural type site and an Urban type site. We deployed first 5 and later 3 AudioMoth recorders and camera traps per site. Data collection started in 2022 and ended in 2025. Data were collected year-round as far as possible.

This dataset contains 1240.66 GB and 609827 files of image data, as well as 5474.98 GB and 498259 files of audio data, which is equivalent to about 777947 minutes of recording.

LIFEPLAN project is described in detail in: Hardwick B, Kerdraon D, Rogers HMK, Raharinjanahary D, Rajoelison ET, Mononen T, et al. (2024) LIFEPLAN: A worldwide biodiversity sampling design. PLoS ONE 19(12): e0313353. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0313353.

Audio recording protocol is described in detail in: Arielle M Farrell, Gaia Giedre Banelyte, Hanna M.K. Rogers, Petteri Lehikoinen, Deirdre Kerdraon, Bess Hardwick 2024. Lifeplan Audio Recording Protocol. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.kqdg3xbp1g25/v2.

Camera trapping protocol is described in detail in: Hanna M.K. Rogers, Gaia Giedre Banelyte, Arielle M Farrell, Bess Hardwick, Tommi Mononen, Deirdre Kerdraon 2023. Lifeplan Camera Trapping Protocol. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.q26g7pxp1gwz/v3.