Accessing standardized acoustic metadata: A web-based graphical interface for an acoustic metadata server

The Tethys acoustic metadata workbench consists of a set of vocabulary terms designed to provide a standard method to represent detections, classifications, and localizations of biological, ambient, and anthropogenic signals in acoustic data; and a database that permits users to archive and manipulate these data as well as access contextual data such as ephemeris, sea surface temperature, etc. We present a new graphical web client for Tethys that adds a robust set of tools for extensive data exploration in a visualization environment that includes maps and data conversion utilities along with the ability to save queries to provide repeatable results. The web interface provides the ability to query and visualize acoustic data from a web browser with little prior experience. A graphical interface permits the generation of queries without knowledge of the underlying XQuery database language. The standard mode is designed for users with limited knowledge of the Tethys schemata to obtain basic information, see results on a map, and save data in a variety of formats such as Matlab, CSV, and R. Advanced users can switch to a more comprehensive interface that lets them construct and share more sophisticated queries for general use.The Tethys acoustic metadata workbench consists of a set of vocabulary terms designed to provide a standard method to represent detections, classifications, and localizations of biological, ambient, and anthropogenic signals in acoustic data; and a database that permits users to archive and manipulate these data as well as access contextual data such as ephemeris, sea surface temperature, etc. We present a new graphical web client for Tethys that adds a robust set of tools for extensive data exploration in a visualization environment that includes maps and data conversion utilities along with the ability to save queries to provide repeatable results. The web interface provides the ability to query and visualize acoustic data from a web browser with little prior experience. A graphical interface permits the generation of queries without knowledge of the underlying XQuery database language. The standard mode is designed for users with limited knowledge of the Tethys schemata to obtain basic information, see...