PAMGuard has two data storage options:
Each has advantages and disadvantaged.
The great advantage of the database is that stored data are generally in a form which is each to read either as a human, or via some other software.
However, the database interface can be slow and the database is very inefficient at handling variable length records, such as the waveform of a click, or the contour of a whistle.
The Binary store is fast and is great at handling any type of data, but the files are impossible to read except with proprietary computer software