Dataset: Drone orthomosaics for remote detection of Pacific oysters (Kingsbridge Estuary, UK)

<p><span>A field campaign was carried out at two distinctive intertidal cases at&nbsp;</span><span>Kingsbridge Estuary, UK. Drone images were collected around low tide on&nbsp;</span><span>each site of the estuary selected by the high number of Pacific oysters reported&nbsp;</span><span>and their very different characteristic landscapes of mudflats and rocky shore. D<span>rone images were collected using&nbsp;</span><span>a DJI Phantom4 Pro v2.0 in a pre-planned grid mission using the &rdquo;DJI&nbsp;</span><span>GS Pro&rdquo; mission planner software.</span><span> </span><span>Photos were acquired at 10 m altitude&nbsp;</span><span>(resulting in a pixel size of</span><span> </span><span>&sim;</span><span>0.3 px/cm) with a front overlap ratio of 80%&nbsp;</span><span>and a side overlap of 70%.</span><span> </span></span></p> <p><span>The two sites included in this work are:</span><br><span>&bull;</span><span> </span><span>Site A: Collapit Creek mudflats</span><span>. An area of approximately 1.67 ha</span>&nbsp;<span>intertidal mudflat was surveyed on 13th May 2022&nbsp;</span><span>(lat, lon = 50.259245, -3.771041).</span><br><span>&bull;</span><span> </span><span>Site B: Scoble Point rocky shore</span><span>. The intertidal region that follows&nbsp;</span><span>the shoreline for approximately 250 m was surveyed on 16th May 2022,&nbsp;</span><span>Figure 3 (50.240164, -3.755421).</span></p>