Training dataset for semantic segmentation (U-Net) of structural conservation practices

<p>In this research, the best management practices include vegetative/structural conservation practices (SCP) across crop fields, such as grassed waterways&nbsp;and terraces. This reference dataset includes 500,000 pair patches (false-color image (B1: NIR, B2: Red, B3: Green)&nbsp;and binary label (SCP: yes[1] or no[0]).&nbsp;These training samples were randomly extracted from Iowa BMP project (<a href="https://www.gis.iastate.edu/gisf/projects/conservation-practices">https://www.gis.iastate.edu/gisf/projects/conservation-practices</a>) and present 90% of patches with SCP areas and 10% of patches non-SCP area. The patch dimension is 256 x&nbsp; 256 pixels at 2-m resolution. Due to the file size, the images were upload in different *.rar files (imagem_0_200k.rar, imagem_200_400k.rar, imagem_400_500k.rar), and the user should download all and merge them in the same folder. The corresponding labels are all in &quot;class_bin.rar&quot; file.</p> <p>Application: These pair images are useful for conservation practitioners interested in the classification of vegetative/structural SCPs using deep-learning semantic segmentation methods.</p> <p>Further information will be available in future.</p>