Land Cover Aerial Imagery (LICAID) dataset for semantic segmentation

Dataset Highlights:

Title: Land Cover Aerial Imagery Dataset (LICAID)

Focus Area: Franciacorta wine-growing region, Lombardy, Italy

Data Source: Satellite imagery from Google Earth Pro

Classes and Descriptions:

Grasslands: Habitats dominated by grasses, with few or no trees, found in various climates from tropical to temperate regions.

Arable Land: Land predominantly used for growing crops.

Herb-dominated Habitats: Areas where non-woody plants (herbs) are the dominant vegetation, including meadows, prairies, marshes, and wetlands.

Hedgerows: Linear strips of vegetation consisting of shrubs, small trees, and grasses, often used to mark boundaries or provide wildlife habitat in agricultural landscapes.

Vineyards: Agricultural landscapes cultivated specifically for growing grapevines, typically for wine production.

Tree-dominated Man-made Habitats: Human-modified landscapes where trees are the predominant vegetation, such as urban parks, orchards, and landscaped gardens.

Olea europaea Groves: Groves or orchards of olive trees, primarily cultivated for the production of olives and olive oil, commonly found in Mediterranean regions.

gy:

Data Acquisition:

18 orthophoto tiles manually selected from Franciacorta.

Satellite imagery and corresponding shape files acquired from Google Earth Pro.

Georeferencing of imagery using ArcGIS software.

Data Preparation:

Segmentation using multiresolution segmentation in eCognition software.

Validation of segmented images by a plant expert using QGIS software.

Manual annotation of seven land cover classes.