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:
Image Source (CMW_DATASET_Imagesource)
• CMW_DATASET01_Imagesource: Images 1–160
• CMW_DATASET02_Imagesource: Images 1–370Labels (CMW_DATASET_label)
• CMW_DATASET_Dynamic_labels
• CMW_DATASET_fixsize_labels
• CMW_DATASET_imagesImage Specifications (Imagedata1_specification)
Each image folder contains:- image_CannyEdges
- image_Equalized_Grayscale_Histogram
- image_Equalized_RGB_Channels_Histogram
- image_Grayscale_Histogram
- image_Hue_Histogram
- image_Original_vs_Blurred
- image_Original_Histogram
- image_PixelIntensity_RowVariation
- image_RedChannel_Heatmap
- image_report
- image_RGB_Histogram
- image_Saturation_Histogram
- image_Value_Histogram
- image_Value_Intensity_RowVariation
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)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.