Samford Peri-Urban Phenocam Images and Phenology Data Collection
<p>Fixed cameras installed at the Samford Peri-Urban SuperSite provide a time series of fine scale data as a long-term record of vegetation structure and condition. This dense time series of phenocam images provides data for analysis of ecological responses to climate variability, and when consolidated across the entire terrestrial ecosystem research network, supports calibration and validation of satellite-derived remote sensing data, ensuring delivery of higher quality results for broader scale environmental monitoring products. </p>
<p>The Samford Peri-Urban SuperSite was established in 2010 in remnant fringe eucalypt forest, near urban development in the Samford Valley. The upper storey is dominated by <em>Corymbia intermedia</em>, <em>Eucalyptus siderophloia</em> and <em>Lophostemon suaveolens</em>. For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/samford-peri-urban-supersite/ .</p>
<p>Phenocameras mounted at three locations within the boundaries of Samford Ecological Research Facility recorded images of vegetation change over a three/four month period in 2015.</p>
<p>Other images collected at the site include photopoints, digital cover photography (DCP), panoramic landscape, and ancillary images of fauna and flora. </p>
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- Date (Creation)
- 2015-04-22
- Date (Publication)
- 2021-12-02
- Date (Revision)
- 2025-12-10
- Edition
- 1.0
Publisher
Author
Queensland University of Technology - Grace, Peter (Professor of Global Change and Theme Leader)
2 George Street, Brisbane, 4000, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane
Queensland
4000
Australia
Co-author
Queensland University of Technology - Grace, Liam ()
2 George Street, Brisbane, 4000, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane
Queensland
4000
Australia
- Website
- https://www.tern.org.au/
- Purpose
- Time series of vegetation phenological observations are collected to understand ecosystems annual cycles. Phenological timeseries can be used for ground-truthing remote sensing data products, for studies of climate change impacts on terrestrial ecosystems, and as a standard for earth system models.
- Credit
- We at TERN acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians throughout Australia, New Zealand and all nations. We honour their profound connections to land, water, biodiversity and culture and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
- Credit
- <p>Samford Peri-Urban SuperSite is managed by the Queensland University of Technology.</p> <p>This work was jointly funded by the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), an Australian Government National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) project.</p> <p>We at TERN acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians throughout Australia, New Zealand and all nations. We honour their profound connections to land, water, biodiversity and culture and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.</p>
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- Completed
Point of contact
Queensland University of Technology - Grace, Liam ()
2 George Street, Brisbane, 4000, Queensland, Australia
2 George Street
Brisbane
Queensland
4000
Australia
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- Environment
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- Description
- Located in the Samford Valley, about 20 km north west of Brisbane, Queensland.
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- 2015-04-22 2016-01-28
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- Samford Peri-Urban SuperSite
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Samford Peri-Urban SuperSite
Related documentation
- Title
- Moore, C. E., Beringer, J., Evans, B., Hutley, L. B., and Tapper, N. J. (2017). Tree-grass phenology information improves light use efficiency modelling of gross primary productivity for an Australian tropical savanna, Biogeosciences
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Moore, C. E., Beringer, J., Evans, B., Hutley, L. B., and Tapper, N. J. (2017). Tree-grass phenology information improves light use efficiency modelling of gross primary productivity for an Australian tropical savanna, Biogeosciences
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- TERN Ecosystem Processes
- phenocam images
- vegetation phenology
- vegetation greeness
- vegetation colour
- phenology transiton
- seqp_samford
- Samford
- field
- creek
- flux tower
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- The Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license allows others to copy, distribute, display, and create derivative works provided that they credit the original source and any other nominated parties. Details are provided at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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- TERN services are provided on an “as-is” and “as available” basis. Users use any TERN services at their discretion and risk. They will be solely responsible for any damage or loss whatsoever that results from such use including use of any data obtained through TERN and any analysis performed using the TERN infrastructure. <br />Web links to and from external, third party websites should not be construed as implying any relationships with and/or endorsement of the external site or its content by TERN.<br /><br />Please advise any work or publications that use this data via the online form at https://www.tern.org.au/research-publications/#reporting
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Distributor
Distributor
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
80 Meiers Road, Indooroopilly, Queensland, 4068, Australia
Indooroopilly
Queensland
4068
Australia
- OnLine resource
- TERN EcoImages Portal
- OnLine resource
- TERN EcoImages REST API
- OnLine resource
- ro-crate-metadata.json
Resource lineage
- Statement
- Phenocamera images were taken at three locations (creek, field and flux tower) within the Samford Ecological Research Facility. Phenocameras were mounted on a tree trunk (creek), fence post (field) and 1.5 m star picket (flux tower). They were programmed to record images of surrounding vegetation at approximately every five minutes for the creek phenocamera, and approximately every one hour for the field and flux tower phenocameras.
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- Dataset
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- Ltl Acorn Phenocamera Set Up
- Website
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http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/4b2493e1-b4e5-4bf1-9929-73938378e06e
Method documentation
- Title
- Karan, M. (2020). SuperSites Vegetation Monitoring Protocols v 1.21. TERN Australian SuperSite Network. Cairns, Australia. doi:10.4227/05/56134C1310F16
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http://dx.doi.org/10.4227/05/56134C1310F16
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- EPSG/EPSG:4326
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- Geodetic Geographic 2D
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https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/d56529ac-64f4-4503-bb4c-4db8c3671e45
Point-of-truth metadata URL
- Date info (Creation)
- 2015-04-22T00:00:00.000000+00:00
- Date info (Revision)
- 2025-12-10T10:18:15.316703+00:00
Metadata standard
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- ISO 19115-1:2014/AMD 1:2018 Geographic information - Metadata - Fundamentals
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- 1
Metadata standard
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- ISO/TS 19115-3:2016
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- 1.0
Metadata standard
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- ISO/TS 19157-2:2016
- Edition
- 1.0
- Title
- Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-3:2016 and ISO 19157-2:2016
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- 2021
- Edition
- 1.0
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