David Savage Personal Website

Ecologist, Technologist, Conservationist, Problem-Solver

Conceptual paper on the Ecological Internet of Things, preparing for submission
Developing a framework for applying non-market valuation techniques to ecological data and ecological monitoring
Evaluating the applicability of file compression ratios as an indicator of recording contents
Building the Center for Global Soundscapes’ next-generation data ingestion and processing toolset, Chorus4Nature
Training new students in the Center in analysis of acoustic data, R programming, and scientific thinking
Evaluating the influences of landscape composition and growing practices on the soundscapes of vineyards in Indiana and California
Application of neural networks to forecast land-use change in the Midwestern United States, with tools that will eventually be used to inform community planning in Ohio

Development of methodology for unsupervised landscape classification, intended to develop categories to guide acoustic sensor deployment as part of a project to integrate remote-sensed data from the International Space Station with ground-based soundscape measurements
Silent Cities Project data collection on acoustic impacts of early-mid 2020 Coronavirus lockdown impacts on urban soundscapes
Development of training materials for acoustics based science learning course (Your Ecosystem Listening Labs / YELLs)
Development of online sound-based science learning tool iListen
Development of Community Soundscape Planning Guide
Development of Acoustic Survey Design guide
Co-leading Soundscapes/Ecoacoustics conference Bogota 2019
Design and construction of Purdue 150th Anniversary Borneo soundscapes exhibit
Collection of local Coronavirus lockdown impacts on air quality