Nadir and Oblique UAV Imagery of a Pistachio Orchard in Spain

A pistachio orchard in Spain was surveyed on 29 July 2021. The dataset comprises 248 RGB images captured from a UAV at two different gimbal angles, alongside derived products including ground control points, a 3D point cloud, DEM, and orthomosaic. It was created by Sergio Vélez of Wageningen University & Research for photogrammetric reconstruction in precision agriculture.

Use Cases

• Photogrammetric 3D reconstruction based on the provided nadir and oblique imagery.
• Generating digital elevation models (DEMs) based on the derived point cloud data.
• Creating high-resolution orthomosaics for agricultural plot analysis.
• Testing UAV flight and camera angle configurations for agricultural surveying.
• Developing computer vision models for tree health or crop yield estimation based on the provided imagery.

Strengths

• Contains 248 high-resolution RGB images captured with a 20-megapixel camera.
• Includes both nadir (-90°) and oblique (-60°) imagery from two separate flight missions.
• Provides multiple derived data products: ground control points (GCPs), a 3D point cloud, DEM, and orthomosaic.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Wageningen University & Research

Collection Method

Captured via a UAV DJI Phantom Advance quadcopter equipped with a DJI FC6310 RGB camera.

Time Range

29 July 2021

Geography

A pistachio orchard in Spain