Dataset of "Vegetation cover estimation in semi-arid shrublands after pre-scribed burning. Field-ground and UAV comparison"

This dataset belongs to the experiment carried out in Sierra Filabres (Almería) to explore the effects of prescribed burns and pyric herbiroy on Mediterranean shrubland communities. <br> This dataset contains data relative to the comparison between the estimation of plant coverage using a multispectral camera on a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS), and the plant coverage estimated using ground-truth methods (traditional way). The dataset includes the total coverage for 96 plots within two areas (two treatments) usging the RPAS and using the traditional method. For each of the 96 several fields are included: date: date of the field and RPAS measures quadrat_name: id of the quadrat. cover_type_infoca: an internal classification of the covert type (not used) plant_coverage_field: the estimated plant coverage by traditional methods. plant_coverage_rpas: the estimated plant coverage by RPAS. shannon: the Shannon-Wiener index (plant diversity) richness: number of total plant species per quadrat slope: the terrain slope (in percentage) treatment: the treatmen where the plots were set. cover_type: the cover type considered in the study. This experiment belong to the LivingLabs developed in this area to explore the role of pastoralism in the conservation of the biodiversity. <br>