File Manager
Scan folders of receiver log CSVs, review what was found, and choose which files feed records into Data Explorer.
Introducing the ReceiverLogs desktop app for acoustic telemetry:
Explore tens of millions of detections locally on your macOS or Windows laptop, in the field or lab.
Compose animal and station metadata in a familiar spreadsheet-like interface with instant validation feedback.
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Full release planned for Q4 2026.
Pricing will be available closer to release.
Pricing will be available closer to release.
The ReceiverLogs desktop app
ReceiverLogs works from a local project folder containing your receiver log files and metadata, giving you three connected views of that project:
Metadata Composer
Add animal, station, and device metadata in a familiar spreadsheet-like interface with instant validation feedback.
Data Explorer
Explore detections and receiver diagnostics over time with charts and maps.
The rest of this page starts with the destination: Data Explorer, then works backward through Metadata Composer and File Manager to show how those views come together.
Data Explorer
Data Explorer works with the data you have added to a project using the File Manager and the Metadata Composer.
With receiver logs alone, you can explore detections, diagnostics, and receiver performance by transmitter ID and receiver serial number. Add animal, station, and device metadata, and those same views become easier to read in study terms, organized by receiver station and tagged animal.
The examples below show selected visualizations available now, with more views and filtering in development.
Number of unique receivers detecting each tagged animal
Track how many receivers detected each tagged animal over time, making periods of presence near one or more stations easier to spot.
Overall detection rate by receiver station
Compare overall detection rates across receiver stations and through time, with rates binned as detections per hour.
Use the diagnostics chart underneath to compare those rates with receiver conditions such as noise, temperature, and tilt, making it easier to spot patterns that may explain changes in performance.
Receiver performance
Map average detection rates of stationary transmitters (e.g. receiver built-in transmitters and range test tags) at neighbouring receivers. Each arrow runs from the transmitter's station to the receiver's station, with color showing average detection rate.
Compare the map with the diagnostics chart below it for the same time range, so detection rates can be read alongside receiver conditions.
Metadata Composer
Use Metadata Composer to describe the animals, stations, and devices in your study: which tags are attached to each animal, and which receivers or tags are deployed at each station. Add metadata when you have it, and Data Explorer uses it to show animal- and station-based views.
The editor feels like a spreadsheet, with keyboard navigation, cell editing, column copy, and paste from existing sheets, while keeping the metadata hierarchy visible so relationships stay clear.
You can keep working with incomplete data. ReceiverLogs flags validation issues in place, so you can fix them now or return later.
Device metadata
Track receivers and tags by serial number.
Each device that can transmit can have one or more transmitter IDs.
Next to each transmitter ID, the detection count shows how many detections appear in the receiver logs you have added.
Station metadata
A station is a named place where devices like receivers and range test tags are deployed.
The same station can have multiple deployment periods, so repeated field visits stay organized under one station.
For each deployment, record the station position and the devices deployed there.
Animal metadata
Start with the study subject: an animal is the individual behind the detections.
Animals typically have one tracking period, from release to the end of that tag's life.
If an animal is recaptured and re-released, add another tracking period to keep each release history clear.
For each tracking period, record the tag or tags used to track the animal.
File Manager
File Manager is where a project usually begins: scan the project folder for receiver log CSVs, review what ReceiverLogs found, and choose which files feed records into Data Explorer.
Those choices stay tied to the same local project used by Metadata Composer and Data Explorer, so you can start with logs, add metadata when it fits, and revisit file selection as the project changes.
Review receiver log files
Inspect the receiver log metadata found during scanning, including file size, inclusion status, receiver model, serial number, initialization time, time zone, and firmware version.
Beta Access
Try ReceiverLogs on your own acoustic telemetry data.
Beta access is an opportunity to evaluate ReceiverLogs while getting value from exploring your own data. Your feedback will help shape the features it should include. The app is still under active development during this beta phase, so some bugs are to be expected.
About Me
I'm an independent consultant with 20 years of experience in acoustic telemetry, from fine-scale underwater positioning to data management, visualization, cloud architecture, and research software. At a major acoustic telemetry equipment manufacturer, I developed positioning software, led data-analysis and software teams, and helped shape desktop, mobile, and cloud acoustic telemetry platforms.
Today, I help researchers and organizations develop software for working with acoustic telemetry data. If specific pain points are slowing down your telemetry-data workflow, I can build bespoke tools for targeted tasks, or build on the ReceiverLogs platform when it offers the right starting point.