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Samford Peri-Urban Site, Five Photopoint Image Collection 

Ver: 1.0
Status of Data: onGoing
Update Frequency: annually
Security Classification: unclassified
Record Last Modified: 2025-12-02
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Accessed 7 times
Dataset Created: 2012-06-07
Dataset Published: 2021-09-17
Data can be accessed from the following links:
HTTPPoint-of-truth metadata URLHTTPTERN EcoImages REST APIHTTPTERN EcoImages PortalHTTPro-crate-metadata.json
How to cite this collection:
Grace, P., Tucker, D., Rowlings, D. & Christensen, B. (2021). Samford Peri-Urban Site, Five Photopoint Image Collection. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://portal.tern.org.au/metadata/83a817a3-2521-4cd7-aa09-0a907a877bc5 
High quality digital site reference images are captured for the core 1 hectare vegetation plot of the site on an annual basis to provide context for researchers to understand the general layout and vegetation of the study site, and as a visual reference to monitor any changes over time. Photopoints will be taken annually using the five point photopoint method. The set of images for each year usually consists of twenty images: four images taken at each corner of the plot facing each of the four cardinal points, and four images taken from the centre of the plot facing each corner.

The Samford Peri-Urban SuperSite was established in 2010 in remnant fringe eucalypt forest, near urban development in the Samford Valley. The upper storey is dominated by Corymbia intermedia, Eucalyptus siderophloia and Lophostemon suaveolens. For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/samford-peri-urban-supersite/ .

Other images collected at the site include digital cover photography, phenocam time-lapse images taken from fixed overstorey cameras, panoramic landscape and ancillary images of fauna and flora. 
Credit
We at TERN acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians throughout Australia, New Zealand and all nations. We honour their profound connections to land, water, biodiversity and culture and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. The Samford Peri-Urban Site is managed by the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane. 
Purpose
Data not provided. 
Lineage
Data not provided. 
Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure Steps

1. 

Vegetation Monitoring Protocol:  

The Samford Peri-Urban site is located 20 km north-west of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The vegetation within the site is classified as open Eucalypt and notophyll vine forest.
Temporal Coverage
From 2012-06-07 to on going 
Spatial Resolution

Data not provided.

Vertical Extent

Data not provided.

ANZSRC - FOR
Environmental management
Forest biodiversity
Australian Plant Name Index
Corymbia intermedia (R.T.Baker) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson
Eucalyptus siderophloia Benth.
Lophostemon suaveolens (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh.
GCMD Sciences
BIOSPHERE - VEGETATION COVER
LAND SURFACE - LAND USE/LAND COVER
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING - VISIBLE IMAGERY
Horizontal Resolution
Point Resolution
Instruments
Fujifilm FinePix XP30
Nikon D5200
Nikon D5600
Parameters
plant presence status
RGB values
vegetation community site context
Platforms
Samford Peri-urban
Samford Peri-urban, core1ha
Temporal Resolution
Annual
Topic
environment
User Defined
remnant fringe eucalypt forest
seqp_samford
TERN Ecosystem Processes
Author
Grace, Peter
Co-Author
Tucker, David
Rowlings, David
Christensen, Bek
Contact Point
Grace, Peter
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Karan, M. (2020). SuperSites Vegetation Monitoring Protocols v 1.21. TERN Australian SuperSite Network. Cairns, Australia. doi:10.4227/05/56134C1310F16
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