Published May 15, 2026 | Version 1.1
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Silenzi in Quota (SiQ) Dataset: Questionnaires with Acoustical and Contextual Information from Soundwalks in Natural Protected Areas (International)

Authors/Creators

  • 1. University College London
  • 2. ROR icon University of Trento
  • 3. Silenzi in Quota

Contributors

Data collector:

Description

The Silenzi in Quota Dataset contains the results of a number of soundscape assessments completed in various natural protected areas across Europe. The dataset now covers multiple sites across the Dolomites (e.g., Braies, Val Venegia, Baita Segantini, Tre Cime, Seiser Alm, Carezza, Val di Funes), the Gran Paradiso National Park (IT), Rondane National Park (NO), the Cairngorms National Park (UK) and the Malla Nature Reserve (FI).

The data collection was conducted via an adapted version of the soundwalk with questionnaire following the ISO/TS 12913-2: 2018 Method A [1]. The dataset contains questionnaire responses and acoustic analyses' output following the reporting requirements set in the above mentioned ISO/TS.

Citation: If you use the SiQ dataset or part of it, please cite our paper describing the data collection [2] and this dataset itself.

The binaural audio recordings from each assessment point are publically available for listening at the following pages:

https://soundcloud.com/simone-torresin

https://soundcloud.com/user-10405353

https://soundcloud.com/silenzi-in-quota

CHANGELOG

2026-05-15 v1.1

  • data from soundwalks conducted between June 2023 and February 2026 added, including the following SiteIDs: Seiser Alm, Malla, Rondane, Carezza, Val di Funes, Gran Paradiso, Fai della Paganella and Val Nambino.
  • collaborators added, namely Rose Keller for her support with collecting data in Rondane (NO) and Malla (FI).
  • funding information added.
  • silenzi-in-quota soundcloud link added

[1] ISO/TS 12913-2:2018 (2018). “Acoustics – Soundscape – Part 2: Data collection and reporting requirements” International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, 2018

[2] Oberman, T., Latini, A., Aletta, F., Gozzi, G., Kang, J., Torresin, S. Human sounds and associated tonality disrupting perceived soundscapes in protected natural areas. Sci Rep 15, 28759 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-08524-y

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Additional details

Related works

Is supplement to
Journal article: 10.1038/s41598-025-08524-y (DOI)
References
Conference paper: 10.1121/10.0027138 (DOI)

Funding

University College London
UCL Global Engagement Fund
HEAD Acoustics (Germany)
Head Genuit Stiftung
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
via UK Acoustics Network Plus
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Sounds Like Norway 334724

References

  • ISO/TS 12913-2:2018 (2018). "Acoustics – Soundscape – Part 2: Data collection and reporting requirements" International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, 2018
  • Oberman, T., Latini, A., Aletta, F., Gozzi, G., Kang, J., Torresin, S. Human sounds and associated tonality disrupting perceived soundscapes in protected natural areas. Sci Rep 15, 28759 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-08524-y