Samford Peri-Urban Phenocam Vegetation Images from 2015

Phenocam images of vegetation change recorded at three locations within the Samford Ecological Research Facility over a three to four month period in 2015. The images provide a dense time series for analyzing ecological responses to climate variability and support calibration of satellite remote sensing data. The site is a remnant fringe eucalypt forest dominated by Corymbia intermedia, Eucalyptus siderophloia, and Lophostemon suaveolens.

Use Cases

• Analyze vegetation greenness and color changes from phenocam images to study phenology transitions in a peri-urban eucalypt forest.
• Use the dense time series of images to calibrate and validate satellite-derived remote sensing products for broader environmental monitoring.
• Study ecological responses to climate variability by examining the fine-scale, long-term record of vegetation structure and condition provided by the fixed cameras.

Strengths

• Images were collected from three distinct camera locations within the research facility, providing multiple observational perspectives.
• The data collection period spans three to four months in 2015, offering a dense time series for that interval.
• The site has been established since 2010, contributing to a long-term ecological record.

Limitations

• The primary image collection period is limited to a single season in 2015, lacking multi-year temporal coverage.
• The dataset includes ancillary images (photopoints, DCP, panoramic) but their specific formats, organization, and metadata are not detailed.
• No quantitative data on image count, file sizes, or structured tabular data (rows/columns) is provided.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Images recorded by phenocameras mounted at three locations within the Samford Ecological Research Facility.

Time Range

A three to four month period in 2015.

Freshness

The metadata was last updated in March 2026, but the core image data is from 2015.

Geography

Samford Peri-Urban SuperSite, Samford Valley, Australia (remnant fringe eucalypt forest).