Whroo Dry Eucalypt SuperSite Panoramic Photopoint Images

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery provides a collection of high-quality digital SLR images captured at the Whroo Dry Eucalypt SuperSite using the panoramic photopoint method. Images are taken in 360° sequences with up to 40 photographs per point, established in a triangular configuration within a 1-hectare core vegetation plot. The site, established in 2010, is a box woodland dominated by Grey Box and Yellow Gum species.

Use Cases

• Train computer vision models to identify and classify Eucalyptus microcarpa and Eucalyptus leucoxylon species from panoramic vegetation images.
• Analyze vegetation structure and canopy cover changes over time using sequences of images with 50% overlap from fixed photopoints.
• Develop geospatial models by correlating image data with precise DGPS location coordinates recorded for each photopoint triangle.
• Study woodland ecosystem composition by comparing panoramic photopoint images with ancillary fauna and flora images collected at the same site.

Strengths

• Images are captured using a standardized, documented panoramic photopoint method with up to 40 photographs per 360° sequence.
• Photopoints are established in a precise equilateral triangle configuration with sides of 2.5 meters and DGPS-recorded locations.
• The collection is part of a long-term monitoring site established in 2010 within a defined 1-hectare core vegetation plot.

Limitations

• The total number of images, rows, or dataset size is unknown, making it difficult to assess the scale for machine learning projects.
• Image data formats are limited to PNG and HTML, lacking common metadata formats or structured annotations for automated processing.
• As a specialized ecological collection, it may have geographic bias focused solely on the Whroo Dry Eucalypt SuperSite in Australia.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Digital SLR camera images captured using the panoramic photopoint method at three points in an equilateral triangle, following the AusPlots Rangelands Survey Protocols Manual.

Time Range

Monitoring site established in 2010; specific image capture dates unknown.

Freshness

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Geography

Whroo Dry Eucalypt SuperSite, Australia, within a box woodland dominated by Eucalyptus microcarpa and Eucalyptus leucoxylon.