arXiv Machine Learning

NEST3D: A High-Resolution Multimodal Dataset of Sociable Weaver Tree Nests

arXiv:2606. 14562v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Sociable weaver nests function as complex ecological structures offering thermoregulatory microhabitats and sustaining diverse species; however, datasets used in prior studies lack fine-grained 3D structural detail.

arXiv AI
Aug 3

Leveraging Image Generators to Address Data Scarcity: The Gen4Regen Dataset for Forest Regeneration Mapping

arXiv:2605. 05627v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Sustainable forest management relies on precise species composition mapping, yet traditional ground surveys are labour-intensive and geographically constrained.

By Gabriel Jeanson, David-Alexandre Duclos, William Larriv\'ee-Hardy, No\'e Cochet, Mat\v{e}j Boxan, Anthony Desch\^enes, Fran\c{c}ois Pomerleau, Philippe Gigu\`ere
arXiv AI
Jul 7

SilvaScenes: Tree Detection and Species Classification from Under-Canopy Images in Natural Forests

arXiv:2510. 09458v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Interest in forestry automation is growing alongside rapid advances in deep learning.

By David-Alexandre Duclos, William Guimont-Martin, Gabriel Jeanson, Arthur Larochelle-Tremblay, Martine Lapointe, Th\'eo Defosse, Fr\'ed\'eric Moore, Philippe Nolet, Fran\c{c}ois Pomerleau, Philippe Gigu\`ere
arXiv AI
Jul 8

EcoVision: AI-Powered Drone Imaging for Salt Marsh Vegetation Monitoring and Dominance Mapping

arXiv:2607. 06105v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: High-resolution RGB imagery acquired from low-altitude UAV surveys was processed through a modular pipeline incorporating transformer-based semantic segmentation, connected-component vegetation extraction, fine-grained species classification using a ConvNeXt architecture, and grid-based dominance scoring at 2x2m resolution.

By Innocent Onyenonachi, Peter J. Lawerance, Nadia Kanwal
arXiv AI
Jun 2

CAFOSat: A Strongly Annotated Dataset for Infrastructure-Aware CAFO Mapping Using High-Resolution Imagery

arXiv:2606. 00548v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) play an important role in agricultural production but are also associated with environmental, public health, and disease surveillance concerns.

By Oishee Bintey Hoque, Nibir Chandra Mandal, Mandy L Wilson, Samarth Swarup, Madhav Marathe, Abhijin Adiga
arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 10

UAV3DCrop: Benchmarking 3D Reconstruction in Repeated Multi-Angle UAV Crop Surveys

arXiv:2608. 06404v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Accurate 3D crop monitoring underpins data-driven precision agriculture by enabling field-scale analysis of plant structure, growth dynamics, and management response.

By Junxiong Zhou, Xuechen Li, Chonghao Qiu, Lang Qiao, Xiaowei Jia, Qi Yang, Chishan Zhang, Leikun Yin, Nanshan You, Vipin Kumar, David Mulla, Ce Yang, Zhenong Jin, Licheng Liu
arXiv Machine Learning
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Leveraging existing sparse point annotations for benthic imagery dense segmentation

arXiv:2608. 17561v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The health of marine ecosystems is a critical indicator of global environmental change, yet the physical constraints of underwater observation and the intrinsic challenges of processing marine imagery severely limit the scalability of systematic monitoring.

By Cesar Borja, Breck A. McCollum, Jarret E. Byrnes, Kenneth Sebens, Ana C. Murillo