Invasive plant dataset

This dataset pertains to three types of plants: the apple tree (Malus pumila Mill.), and the invasive species Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. and Erigeron canadensis L. Images of all three species were collected on-site in an apple orchard using a drone. The drone was equipped with a DJI DL 35mm F2.8 LS ASPH lens, with a sensor size of 35.9 mm by 24 mm. To preserve greater image detail and minimize background blurring, the aperture was set at f/16 during image capture. The images were taken from heights of 5m, 10m, 15m, 20m, and 25m, with corresponding Ground Sample Distances (GSD) of 0.0625 cm/pixel, 0.125 cm/pixel, 0.1875 cm/pixel, 0.25 cm/pixel, and 0.3125 cm/pixel, respectively. The dataset includes both original and data-augmented images. Data augmentation techniques employed include flipping, rotation, elastic deformation, contrast adjustment, brightness modification, sharpening changes, noise addition, blurring, and mosaicking. The images are 512×512 pixels in size.