Survey Mode¶

Survey Mode is the route-based workflow for long-running moving surveys.

How to Open It¶

From Home, tap the Survey Mode card with the route_rounded icon.

Setup Flow¶

Survey setup currently uses four steps.

1. Details¶

You can enter:

survey name
transect ID
observer name
GPS, manual coordinates, or no starting location

This step also exposes the map picker and background-GPS permission reminder when needed.

2. Parameters¶

This step contains Survey-specific parameters such as:

microphone selection
inference rate
confidence threshold
GPS interval
maximum duration
recording mode
clip context for detection-only recording
detection sampling mode
top-N-per-species limit when sampling is limited

3. Field tips¶

This is a short pre-start checklist inside the setup flow.

4. Ready¶

The ready screen summarizes the active survey configuration before you start with play_arrow_rounded.

Live Survey Dashboard¶

The live Survey screen has three main tabs plus a recent detections list.

Top bar¶

stop_rounded — end the survey
timer_rounded — elapsed time
help_outline_rounded — open the Survey help sheet
tune_rounded — open Survey settings

Tabs¶

map_outlined — route map and mapped detections
graphic_eq — spectrogram
chart icon — summary statistics and species breakdown

Stats and detections¶

Below the tab content, the survey dashboard shows a stats bar and a recent detections list. Tapping a detection opens the species details overlay.

Background Operation¶

Survey Mode is the workflow that relies most heavily on notifications and background operation. If the app requests notification permission, it is doing so to keep the foreground survey service visible and controllable.

After Stopping¶

BirdNET Live saves the finished survey and opens Session Review.