RARL Releases UAV-Based Maize Image Dataset (CMW)

The Robotics and AI Research Lab (RARL) has developed a UAV-based maize image dataset named CMW, available at: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16741468.

This dataset was utilized in our recent publication:
A. Jahangir Moshayedi et al., “Smart Farming Solutions: A User-Friendly GUI for Maize Tassel Estimation Using YOLO With Dynamic and Fixed Labelling, Featuring Video Support,” IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 57809–57833, 2025, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3554984

Dataset Structure

The CMW dataset is organized into the following main folders:

1. Image Source (CMW_DATASET_Imagesource)
   • CMW_DATASET01_Imagesource: Images 1–160
   • CMW_DATASET02_Imagesource: Images 1–370

2. Labels (CMW_DATASET_label)
   • CMW_DATASET_Dynamic_labels
   • CMW_DATASET_fixsize_labels
   • CMW_DATASET_images

3. Image Specifications (Imagedata1_specification)
   Each image folder contains:

   1. image_CannyEdges
   2. image_Equalized_Grayscale_Histogram
   3. image_Equalized_RGB_Channels_Histogram
   4. image_Grayscale_Histogram
   5. image_Hue_Histogram
   6. image_Original_vs_Blurred
   7. image_Original_Histogram
   8. image_PixelIntensity_RowVariation
   9. image_RedChannel_Heatmap
   10. image_report
   11. image_RGB_Histogram
   12. image_Saturation_Histogram
   13. image_Value_Histogram
   14. image_Value_Intensity_RowVariation

4. Numerical Image Analysis Report (text file for each image):
   • Resolution, Width (4096 px), Height (2160 px), Total Pixels (8,847,360)
   • Number of Channels, Pixel Mean & Std Dev (R, G, B)
   • Red, Green, Blue Channel Mean & Std Dev
   • Grayscale Mean & Std Dev
   • Hue, Saturation, Value Mean & Std Dev
   • Blurred Image Mean & Std Dev (RGB average)

5. Dataset Comparison (002.Compare dataset)
   • MSE plots: dataset1 vs MTDC, dataset2 vs MTDC, dataset1 vs dataset2
   • PSNR plots: dataset1 vs MTDC, dataset2 vs MTDC, dataset1 vs dataset2
   • SSIM plots: dataset1 vs MTDC, dataset2 vs MTDC, dataset1 vs dataset2

This structured dataset provides high-resolution UAV imagery and detailed analysis to support advanced research in precision agriculture, machine vision, and maize tassel estimation.