Daintree Rainforest Panoramic Photopoint Images for Vegetation Monitoring

High quality digital images are captured using a digital SLR camera at a core 1 hectare vegetation plot in the Daintree Rainforest. The panoramic photopoint method uses three points in an equilateral triangle to take up to 40 photographs per point in a 360° panorama. The site, monitored since 2001, contains more than 80 species including canopy trees from families such as Arecaceae and Euphorbiaceae.

Use Cases

• Monitor long-term vegetation structural change based on the established photopoint method and multi-year monitoring.
• Analyze species diversity and canopy composition based on the described presence of over 80 species from specific plant families.
• Study forest openness and light penetration based on the described suitability of the panoramic method for open forests/woodlands.
• Correlate visual vegetation data with other site data like flux monitoring and hemispherical photography mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Images are described as 'high quality' and captured with a digital SLR camera using a standardized panoramic method.
• Site has long-term monitoring established in 2001, suggesting a temporal context.
• Collection includes ancillary data types like hemispherical photography and phenocam images, providing complementary views.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Panoramic photopoint method using three points in an equilateral triangle, with up to 40 photographs per point for a 360° panorama.

Time Range

Flux monitoring established in 2001; image collection timeframe not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-20 17:48:22.458591; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Daintree Rainforest Observatory Site in Lowland Complex Mesophyll Vine Forest near Cape Tribulation, Australia.