Panoramic Photopoint Images of Great Western Woodlands Vegetation Plots

Containing high-quality digital SLR images captured at core 1-hectare vegetation plots in the Great Western Woodlands Site using a panoramic photopoint method. Images are taken in 360° sequences with up to 40 photographs per point and a minimum 50% overlap. The site was established in 2012 in the semi-arid Credo Conservation Reserve.

Use Cases

• Analyze vegetation structure and species composition (e.g., Eucalyptus salmonophloia) across the 1-hectare plots using panoramic image sequences.
• Monitor changes in woodland canopy cover and understory over time by comparing photopoint images from the established triangular configuration.
• Study the spatial distribution of flora within the research plots by examining the overlapping photographs from the three photopoints.
• Develop computer vision models for species identification using the high-resolution images of the semi-arid woodland environment.

Strengths

• Images are captured using a standardized panoramic photopoint method with a documented protocol (White et al., 2012).
• Each photopoint sequence consists of up to 40 high-resolution photographs with a minimum 50% overlap, providing detailed spatial coverage.
• The site is part of a long-term ecological research network (TERN), established in 2012, indicating structured data collection.

Limitations

• The dataset size, number of images, and specific temporal coverage are not provided in the input.
• Data is limited to a single geographic site (Great Western Woodlands) within the Credo Conservation Reserve, limiting broader ecological inference.
• The file formats listed (HTML, PNG) suggest metadata may be separate from image files, requiring integration.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

High-quality digital images captured with a digital SLR camera using the panoramic photopoint method at core 1-hectare vegetation plots. Three photopoints are configured in an equilateral triangle (2.5m sides), with locations recorded by DGPS.

Time Range

Site established in 2012; specific temporal coverage of images is not provided.

Freshness

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Geography

Great Western Woodlands Site in the Credo Conservation Reserve, a semi-arid woodland in Western Australia.