BatEchoMon
Context:
Recently, India developed its first real-time, automated bat monitoring system, BatEchoMon.
- It aims to enhance biodiversity tracking and ecological research.
Key Highlights:
- It is developed by Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), Bengaluru.
- Purpose: Real-time detection and analysis of bat echolocation calls.
- Function:
- Works as a Bat Detector by converting ultrasonic bat calls into audible human sounds.
- Uses Raspberry Pi microprocessor and convolutional neural network algorithms to identify bat species.
- Significance: Boosts ecological monitoring and helps assess environmental changes via bat behavior patterns.
Prelims Practice Question:
Q. BatEchoMon, recently in the news, is:
A) A drone developed by DRDO
B) India’s first satellite-based weather monitor
C) An automated bat monitoring system
D) A tiger-tracking collar system
Answer: C) An automated bat monitoring system
