Whale Shark ID

This data set contains images of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) with bounding boxes and individual animal identifications. This dataset represents a collaborative effort based on the data collection and population modeling efforts conducted at Ningaloo Marine Park in Western Australia from 1995-2008. Photos (7888) and metadata from 2441 whale shark encounters were collected from 464 individual contributors, especially from the original research of Brad Norman and from members of the local whale shark tourism industry who sight these animals annually from April-June. Images were annotated with bounding boxes around each visible whale shark and viewpoints were labeled (e.g., left, right, etc.). A total of 543 individual whale sharks were identified by their unique spot patterning using first computer-assisted spot pattern recognition (Arzoumanian et al.) and then manual review and confirmation. A total of 7,693 named sightings were exported.

本数据集包含鲸鲨（Rhincodon typus）的图像，并标注了边界框和个体动物识别信息。该数据集是建立在1995年至2008年期间，在澳大利亚西部的宁加洛海洋公园进行的数据收集和种群建模努力的基础上，由多方面合作而成。共收集了来自464位贡献者的7888张照片及2441次鲸鲨遭遇的元数据，其中尤为突出的是布拉德·诺曼（Brad Norman）的原始研究以及每年四月至六月观察到这些动物的当地鲸鲨旅游业成员的贡献。图像被标注了围绕每条可见鲸鲨的边界框，并标明了视角（例如，左侧、右侧等）。通过首次采用计算机辅助斑纹识别（Arzoumanian 等人）以及后续的手动审查和确认，共识别出543条具有独特斑纹图案的个体鲸鲨。总计导出了7,693次命名的观测记录。