Review Alarm Simulation Results - SMART System

After you have run a SMART alarm simulation in Kaleidoscope Pro, you should review the file smartalarm.csv together with your vetted bat identification results. Known bat activity should raise your alarms, while non-bat noises should be ignored.

1. Open both the smartalarm.csv and a spreadsheet containing your bat species annotations in a spreadsheet processor.
2. Merge the data from both files into a single spreadsheet with their Date and Time columns matched, and sort all entries chronologically.
   The combined spreadsheet will show when each alarm raised and cleared in relation to the recordings that were produced.
3. Review the table and look for signs that your alarms processed the recordings incorrectly.
   These errors can come in two forms:

   • Bat activity failed to raise the alarm.
   • Non-bat noises raised the alarms.
4. When you find errors, examine the relevant recordings to look for characteristics that caused the incorrect behavior.
   If a recording of noise raised an alarm, look for features of the noise that would have met your alarm criteria.
5. Implement any necessary refinements to your alarm criteria, and run a new simulation to see if results have improved.