Mistletoe UAV Multispectral and RGB Image Tiles with Expert Masks

250 co-registered 300x300 pixel image tiles contain a five-band multispectral image (.TIF), an RGB image (.JPG), and an expert-annotated binary segmentation mask (.PNG) for true mistletoe (Phoradendron velutinum). The dataset was acquired by a DJI Phantom 4 Multispectral UAV over the San Bartolo Ameyalco Conservation Area in Mexico City and first used in a 2022 Remote Sensing article. It supports the development of machine learning models for detecting plant parasites from aerial imagery.

Use Cases

• Training semantic segmentation models for mistletoe detection using the expert-annotated binary masks.
• Developing multispectral vegetation index analysis based on the five-band co-registered imagery.
• Benchmarking UAV-based remote sensing pipelines for precision agriculture and forestry applications.
• Studying the spectral signature of Phoradendron velutinum by comparing RGB and multispectral bands.

Strengths

• Includes 250 curated, co-registered image tiles with three aligned data types per sample.
• Segmentation masks were created from GPS-referenced field samples and manual photointerpretation by experts.
• Images underwent radiometric and geometric corrections and band co-registration using SURF feature matching.

Limitations

• The dataset scale is limited to 250 tiles from a single conservation area.
• Column names and detailed metadata for individual files are not provided in the source descriptions.
• The listed last update date of 2026-03-19 is inconsistent with the 2022 publication date of the associated article.

Provenance

Source

Paola Andrea Mejia Zuluaga; dataset first described in Mejía-Zuluaga et al. (2022), Remote Sensing, 14(3), 801.

Collection Method

Acquired using a DJI Phantom 4 Multispectral UAV; preprocessing includes radiometric/geometric corrections and SURF feature matching for co-registration.

Time Range

Associated with a 2022 publication; specific acquisition dates not provided.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-19 according to platform metadata.

Geography

San Bartolo Ameyalco Conservation Area, Mexico City.