batdetect2/docs/source/how_to/data/configure-aoef-dataset.md

How to configure an AOEF dataset source

Use this guide when your annotations are stored in AOEF/soundevent JSON files, including exports from Whombat.

1) Add an AOEF source entry

In your dataset config, add a source with format: aoef.

sources:
  - name: my_aoef_source
    format: aoef
    audio_dir: /path/to/audio
    annotations_path: /path/to/annotations.soundevent.json

2) Choose filtering behavior for annotation projects

If annotations_path is an AnnotationProject, you can filter by task state.

sources:
  - name: whombat_verified
    format: aoef
    audio_dir: /path/to/audio
    annotations_path: /path/to/project_export.aoef
    filter:
      only_completed: true
      only_verified: true
      exclude_issues: true

If you omit filter, default project filtering is applied.

To disable filtering for project files:

filter: null

3) Check that the source loads

Run a summary on your dataset config:

batdetect2 data summary path/to/dataset.yaml

4) Continue to training or evaluation

• For training: {doc}../../tutorials/train-a-custom-model
• For field-level reference: {doc}../../reference/configs/data/data-sources