Thermal-imaging drone surveys observed nocturnal spotlight surveys of white-tailed deer in Iowa, USA. The dataset includes one CSV file and two video clips from thermal drone surveys, totaling 610.4 MB. It was authored by David Delaney and last updated on May 6, 2026.
Use Cases
- Evaluate accuracy of traditional spotlight surveys based on concurrent thermal drone observations.
- Analyze availability bias in wildlife counts based on thermal-imaging data.
- Study nocturnal deer movement patterns based on thermal video clips.
- Compare ground-based and aerial survey methodologies for wildlife abundance.
Strengths
- Includes 610.4 MB of thermal drone survey data.
- Contains both tabular CSV data and video clips for multimodal analysis.
- Last updated on May 6, 2026, indicating recent maintenance.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- David Delaney
- Collection Method
- Thermal-imaging drone surveys concurrent with ground-based spotlight surveys.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-06 14:24:46; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Iowa, USA