Soneva Corals: 3D Photogrammetry Time-Series of Coral Restoration in the Maldives

Soneva Conservation and Sustainability Maldives and Wildflow share an open time-series 3D photogrammetry dataset from coral restoration and monitoring plots. Coral reefs support over a quarter of all marine life and up to a billion people, yet they are disappearing fast. The dataset aims to address the scarcity of high-quality open time-series 3D data for coral reef monitoring.

Use Cases

• Monitoring coral growth and restoration success based on 3D photogrammetry time-series.
• Training computer vision models for coral species identification from 3D reconstructions.
• Analyzing changes in reef structure and complexity over time.
• Developing automated metrics for coral health and coverage from photogrammetric data.

Strengths

• Dataset is explicitly described as a time-series, enabling longitudinal analysis.
• Data is focused on coral restoration and monitoring plots, providing a specific application context.
• The dataset is presented as open and aims to fill a gap in high-quality 3D photogrammetry data for coral reefs.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Soneva Conservation and Sustainability Maldives team and Wildflow.

Collection Method

3D photogrammetry from coral restoration and monitoring plots.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-26 00:25:02; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Maldives