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Listening to the
sound of nature

Advanced bioacoustic monitoring and analyses station for real-time ecosystem insights.

Project Overview

Autonomous Bioacoustic Recording Station

Silvasonic transforms a Raspberry Pi 5 into a resilient, professional-grade recording appliance. Designed for researchers and conservationists, it prioritizes **Data Capture Integrity** above all else—ensuring you never miss a bird call or bat signal.

v0.2.0 MVP Open Source

Key Services

High-Fidelity Recorder

Buffers audio in RAM and writes dual streams to NVMe: Raw Native format & Processed 48kHz.

On-Device AI Inference

Runs hardware-agnostic TFLite models including BirdNET (Avian) and BatDetect (Ultrasonic) locally.

Store & Forward Uploader

Compresses raw data to FLAC and synchronizes resiliently with central servers (e.g., Nextcloud) via VPN.

Technical Architecture

Hardware Target Raspberry Pi 5 + NVMe
Runtime Podman (Rootless Containers)
Core Language Python 3.11 Monolith
Frontend UI FastAPI + HTMX + Tailwind
Fleet Management Ansible & Tailscale Mesh VPN
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