DriftEcho & Surveyor
I've been thinking about using sound mapping to track terrain changes—like overlaying acoustic cues onto our topographic data. What do you think?
Sounds like a solid idea—acoustic signatures can pick up subtle shifts that the eye misses. The key will be to get a dense array of calibrated microphones and make sure you’re filtering out weather noise. Then you can generate a heat‑map of sound levels and compare it to your topo data. If you’re able to match a rise in ambient noise with a small elevation change, you’ll have a new layer of information. Just remember to keep your sync tight, or you’ll end up with ghost‑maps that look nice but mean nothing. Give it a go and let me know what you hear.
Sounds like a solid plan. I’ll line up a grid of microphones, run a baseline calibration, and then sync the audio stream to our GPS timestamps. I’ll be extra careful with the wind filters—those can really throw off the readings. Once I’ve got the first batch, we can plot the sound heat‑map against the existing topo and see if the elevations line up. I’ll ping you once the data’s ready to review.