Pink-Eggs Dataset V1: A Step Toward Invasive Species Management Using Deep Learning Embedded Solutions
This dataset aids researchers in invasive species management by providing visual data for analysis, but it is incremental as it focuses on data creation without new methods or results.
The authors introduced the Pink-Eggs Dataset V1, a collection of annotated images of pink eggs potentially from the invasive Pomacea canaliculata species, to support deep learning-based analysis of its spread, though the egg identities are not definitively established.
We introduce a novel dataset consisting of images depicting pink eggs that have been identified as Pomacea canaliculata eggs, accompanied by corresponding bounding box annotations. The purpose of this dataset is to aid researchers in the analysis of the spread of Pomacea canaliculata species by utilizing deep learning techniques, as well as supporting other investigative pursuits that require visual data pertaining to the eggs of Pomacea canaliculata. It is worth noting, however, that the identity of the eggs in question is not definitively established, as other species within the same taxonomic family have been observed to lay similar-looking eggs in regions of the Americas. Therefore, a crucial prerequisite to any decision regarding the elimination of these eggs would be to establish with certainty whether they are exclusively attributable to invasive Pomacea canaliculata or if other species are also involved. The dataset is available at https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/deeshenzhen/pinkeggs