<p>This data set consists of .tif files of true colour orthomosaics for expansive areas of mangroves in Kakadu National Park in Australia's Northern Territory.</p> <p>The orthomosaics were generated from 68 stereo pairs of true colour aerial photographs acquired in 1991 in the lower reaches of the East Alligator, West Alligator, South Alligator and Wildman Rivers and Field Island, Kakadu National Park, Northern Australia (Mitchell et al., 2007). The photographs were taken at a flying height of 13,000 ft (3,960 m) using a Wild CR10, a standard photogrammetric camera with a frame size of 230 x 230 mm. The focal length was 152 mm. The photographs were scanned by Airesearch (Darwin) with a photogrammetric scanner to generate digital images with a pixel resolution between 12 and 15 mm. The orthomosaics have a spatial resolution of 1 m, cover an area of approximately 742 km² and a coastal distance of 86 km. </p> <p>These orthomosaics were co-registered using ground control points identified from 1:100,000 digital topographic maps with a Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM), and subsequently co-registered to LiDAR data acquired over the same region in 2011.</p>

Digital Cover Photography (DCP) upward-looking images are collected ideally twice per year (depending upon travel availability) to capture vegetation cover at Alice Mulga SuperSite. These images can be used to estimate Leaf area index (LAI), Crown Cover or Foliage Projective Cover (FPC). The Alice Mulga SuperSite was established in 2010 at Pine Hill Cattle Station with research plots located in low open woodland Mulga (<em>Acacia aneura</em>) and non-Acacia, hummock grassland, and river red gum forest. The core 1 ha plot is located in a dense Mulga woodland (cover 70–80%). For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/alice-mulga-supersite/ . Other images collected at the site include photopoints, phenocam time-lapse images taken from fixed under and overstorey cameras, panoramic landscape and ancillary images of fauna and flora.

This dataset contains UAS RGB and multispectral raw images and orthomosaics of Calperum plot SASRIV0002. The drone platform used was DJI Matrice 300 (M300) RTK. Two sensors were flown simultaneously: Zenmuse P1 (35 mm) RGB mapping camera and MicaSense RedEdge-MX (5-band multispectral sensor). The RGB images were geo-referenced using the onboard GNSS in M300 and the D-RTK 2 base station. In the processing workflow, the multispectral image positions (captured with navigation-grade accuracy) were interpolated using image timestamp and RGB image coordinates. Dense point clouds and the fine-resolution RGB smoothed surface were used to generate both the RGB (1 cm/pixel) and multispectral (5 cm/pixel) orthomosaics. rio-cogeo plugin was used to generate Cloud Optimised GeoTIFFs. Details of the data collection settings and processing workflow are described in further sections. Note on multispectral data: in the raw data image file suffixes correspond to bands - 1: Blue, 2: Green, 3: Red, 4: NIR, 5: Red Edge. In the orthomosaic, the bands (1-5) are ordered by the Central Wavelength (Blue, Green, Red, RedEdge, NIR).

<p>Hemispherical photography has been collected across Australia to characterise plant canopy cover and structure, and to study leaf area index. Hemispherical photography is a technique for quantifying plant canopies via photographs captured through a digital camera with hemispherical or fisheye lens. Such photographs can be captured from beneath the canopy, looking upwards, (orientated towards zenith) or above the canopy looking downwards. These measurements have typically been collected in conjunction with the Statewide Landcover and Trees Study (SLATS) star transects field data together with plant canopy analysers such as LAI-2200 and CI-110.</p> <p>Data can be downloaded from https://field.jrsrp.com/ by selecting the combination Field and Hemispheric imagery. Photographs can be accesed through the right-hand side panel, or by finding the file_loc attribute in the csv file. </p>

This dataset consists of images of fauna, flora, fungi or general scenery or events captured at the site on an ad-hoc basis and may provide the researcher with information regarding the species that occupy, frequent or traverse this site.<br /> <br /> The Litchfield Savanna SuperSite was established in 2013 in Litchfield National Park. Site selection was influenced by the history of long-term monitoring work undertaken in this area by the Darwin Centre for Bushfire Research (formerly Bushfires NT). The core 1ha plot is dominated by <em>Eucalyptus miniata</em>. The site is representative of the dominant ecosystem type across northern Australia: frequently burnt tropical savanna in high rainfall areas. For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/litchfield-savanna-supersite/ . <br /> Phenocam images and photopoints are also collected at the site.

This dataset contains UAS RGB and multispectral raw images and orthomosaics of Calperum plots SASMDD0010 and SASMDD0018. The drone platform used was DJI Matrice 300 (M300) RTK. Two sensors were flown simultaneously: Zenmuse P1 (35 mm) RGB mapping camera and MicaSense RedEdge-MX Dual (10-band multispectral sensor). The RGB images were geo-referenced using the onboard GNSS in M300 and the D-RTK 2 base station. In the processing workflow, the multispectral image positions (captured with navigation-grade accuracy) were interpolated using image timestamp and RGB image coordinates. Dense point clouds and the fine-resolution RGB smoothed surface were used to generate both the RGB (1 cm/pixel) and multispectral (5 cm/pixel) orthomosaics. rio-cogeo plugin was used to generate Cloud Optimised GeoTIFFs. Details of the data collection settings and processing workflow are described in further sections. Note on multispectral data: in the raw data image file suffixes correspond to bands - 1: Blue, 2: Green, 3: Red, 4: NIR, 5: Red Edge, 6: Coastal Blue, 7: Green 531, 8: Red 650, 9: RedEdge 705, 10: RedEdge 740. In the orthomosaic, the bands (1-10) are ordered by the Central Wavelength (Coastal Blue, Blue, Green 531, Green, Red 650, Red, RedEdge 705, RedEdge, RedEdge 740, NIR).

This dataset contains UAS RGB and multispectral raw images and orthomosaics of Calperum plot SASMDD0012. The drone platform used was DJI Matrice 300 (M300) RTK. Two sensors were flown simultaneously: Zenmuse P1 (35 mm) RGB mapping camera and MicaSense RedEdge-MX Dual (10-band multispectral sensor). The RGB images were geo-referenced using the onboard GNSS in M300 and the D-RTK 2 base station. In the processing workflow, the multispectral image positions (captured with navigation-grade accuracy) were interpolated using image timestamp and RGB image coordinates. Dense point clouds and the fine-resolution RGB smoothed surface were used to generate both the RGB (1 cm/pixel) and multispectral (5 cm/pixel) orthomosaics. rio-cogeo plugin was used to generate Cloud Optimised GeoTIFFs. Details of the data collection settings and processing workflow are described in further sections. Note on multispectral data: in the raw data image file suffixes correspond to bands - 1: Blue, 2: Green, 3: Red, 4: NIR, 5: Red Edge, 6: Coastal Blue, 7: Green 531, 8: Red 650, 9: RedEdge 705, 10: RedEdge 740. In the orthomosaic, the bands (1-10) are ordered by the Central Wavelength (Coastal Blue, Blue, Green 531, Green, Red 650, Red, RedEdge 705, RedEdge, RedEdge 740, NIR).

This dataset contains UAS RGB and multispectral raw images and orthomosaics of the Calperum Mallee SuperSite SASMDD0001. The drone platform used was DJI Matrice 300 (M300) RTK. Two sensors were flown simultaneously: Zenmuse P1 (35 mm) RGB mapping camera and MicaSense RedEdge-MX Dual (10-band multispectral sensor). The RGB images were geo-referenced using the onboard GNSS in M300 and the D-RTK 2 base station. In the processing workflow, the multispectral image positions (captured with navigation-grade accuracy) were interpolated using image timestamp and RGB image coordinates. Dense point clouds and the fine-resolution RGB smoothed surface were used to generate both the RGB (1 cm/pixel) and multispectral (5 cm/pixel) orthomosaics. rio-cogeo plugin was used to generate Cloud Optimised GeoTIFFs. Details of the data collection settings and processing workflow are described in further sections. Note on multispectral data: in the raw data image file suffixes correspond to bands - 1: Blue, 2: Green, 3: Red, 4: NIR, 5: Red Edge, 6: Coastal Blue, 7: Green 531, 8: Red 650, 9: RedEdge 705, 10: RedEdge 740. In the orthomosaic, the bands (1-10) are ordered by the Central Wavelength (Coastal Blue, Blue, Green 531, Green, Red 650, Red, RedEdge 705, RedEdge, RedEdge 740, NIR).

This dataset contains UAS RGB and multispectral raw images and orthomosaics of Calperum plot SASMDD0013. The drone platform used was DJI Matrice 300 (M300) RTK. Two sensors were flown simultaneously: Zenmuse P1 (35 mm) RGB mapping camera and MicaSense RedEdge-MX Dual (10-band multispectral sensor). The RGB images were geo-referenced using the onboard GNSS in M300 and the D-RTK 2 base station. In the processing workflow, the multispectral image positions (captured with navigation-grade accuracy) were interpolated using image timestamp and RGB image coordinates. Dense point clouds and the fine-resolution RGB smoothed surface were used to generate both the RGB (1 cm/pixel) and multispectral (5 cm/pixel) orthomosaics. rio-cogeo plugin was used to generate Cloud Optimised GeoTIFFs. Details of the data collection settings and processing workflow are described in further sections. Note on multispectral data: in the raw data image file suffixes correspond to bands - 1: Blue, 2: Green, 3: Red, 4: NIR, 5: Red Edge, 6: Coastal Blue, 7: Green 531, 8: Red 650, 9: RedEdge 705, 10: RedEdge 740. In the orthomosaic, the bands (1-10) are ordered by the Central Wavelength (Coastal Blue, Blue, Green 531, Green, Red 650, Red, RedEdge 705, RedEdge, RedEdge 740, NIR).

High quality digital images are captured using a digital SLR camera at the plots (core 1 hectare vegetation plot) at the TERN Warra Tall Eucalypt SuperSite using the panoramic photopoint method. The panoramic photopoint method may be the most informative in open forests/woodlands and rangelands. Three photopoints are established configured in an equilateral triangle (2.5m sides) with the centre marked with a star dropper and the location recorded with DGPS. At each photopoint take photographic sequences in a 360° panorama, with up to 40 photographs with a minimum 50% overlap between consecutive photographs. For more information about the method, see <a href= 'http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/2.1.4287.3607'>White, el al. (2012) AusPlots Rangelands Survey Protocols Manual Version 1.2.9.</a> <br> The Warra Tall Eucalypt SuperSite was established in 2012 and is located in a stand of tall, mixed-aged <em>Eucalyptus obliqua</em> forest (1.5, 77 and &gt;250 years-old) with a rainforest / wet sclerophyll understorey and a dense man-fern (<em>Dicksonia antarctica</em>) ground-layer. The site experienced a fire in January 2019, which consumed the ground layer and killed a high proportion of the understorey trees but stimulated dense seedling regeneration. For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/warra-tall-eucalypt-supersite/. <br /><br /> Other images collected at the site include digital hemispherical photography, phenocam time-lapse images taken from fixed under and overstorey cameras, five-photopoint images, and ancillary images of fauna and flora.