Tropical forest gunshot classification training audio dataset

Data were recorded in Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve (TMNR) and the adjoining Pook’s Hill Reserve in Cayo District, Belize [17.150, -88.860] and Manatee Forest Reserve (MFR) and surrounding protected areas in Belize District, Belize [17.260, -88.490]. FOLDERS The folders contain audio files recorded between 2017 and 2021.

The ‘Training data’ folder and the ‘Validation data’ folder contain two temporally distinct datasets, which can be used for model training and validation. The training folder consists of 80% of the total dataset, and the validation folder comprises the remaining 20%. Within each of these folders are two folders labelled ‘Gunshot’ and ‘Background’.