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IAS pilot - Observations of alien plant species using a vehicle-mounted camera system in Flanders (Belgium)

Dataset

Description

IAS pilot - Observations of alien plant species using a vehicle-mounted camera system in Flanders (Belgium) is an occurrence dataset published by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). It is part of the Biodiversa IAS pilot project (2023-2027), that implemented the monitoring of invasive alien plants using a vehicle-mounted camera system in various countries across Europe. Specifically, the CamAlien camera system (Dyrmann et al. 2024) was mounted on a car to capture images of the roadside vegetation. Images from the cameras were processed with image recognition algorithms provided through Pl@ntNet (Espitalier et al. 2025). This dataset was published as open data for the IAS pilot project (funded by Biodiversa+) and the OneSTOP project (funded by Horizon Europe), with technical support provided by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO).

Version

2026-01-27
Date made available27-Jan-2026
PublisherInstituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek (INBO)
Geographical coverageFlanders, Belgium
Geospatial polygon51.072,4.216, 51.072,4.983, 50.705,4.983, 50.705,4.216, 51.072,4.216

Thematic List 2020

  • Invasive species
  • Flora & fauna

Taxonomic list

  • vascular plants (Tracheophyta)

Policy

  • invasive alien species regulation (EU)

Geographic list

  • Flanders

Technological

  • image analysis
  • fieldwork (observations and sampling)
  • identification

VODS 2023

  • Conservation and biodiversity

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