PLA4MS: Curated Georeferenced Dataset for Cloud Removal in Remote Sensing

The presence of meticulously curated extensive training datasets plays a crucial role in advancing the performance of deep learning techniques that generalize well for extracting geoinformation from multisensor remote sensing imagery. Despite numerous datasets being published by the research communi...

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Main Authors: Sushil Ghildiyal, Ashutosh Kumar, Neeraj Goel, Mukesh Saini, Abdulmotaleb El Saddik
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Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
Series:IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
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Ashutosh Kumar
Neeraj Goel
Mukesh Saini
Abdulmotaleb El Saddik
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description The presence of meticulously curated extensive training datasets plays a crucial role in advancing the performance of deep learning techniques that generalize well for extracting geoinformation from multisensor remote sensing imagery. Despite numerous datasets being published by the research community, a substantial portion of them are hampered by significant constraints, such as low spatial resolution, lack of ground details over time, and insufficient sample quantity. This article utilizes the openly accessible data obtained from the Planetscope satellites managed by Planet Labs. We have curated a dataset called PLA4MS comprising 64 557 pairs of images depicting cloudy and cloud-free conditions. The study focuses on the Ropar region of Punjab, India, as the primary area of interest, ensuring precise georeferencing at a spatial resolution of approximately 3 m across all meteorological seasons. This work presents a comprehensive cloud-removal dataset aimed at advancing remote sensing techniques, with cloud removal as the primary focus. This dataset is created to serve the research community, as it offers the potential to support broader remote sensing applications by enabling researchers to generate cloud-free images for time-series analysis, land cover land use classification, change detection, and other agricultural tasks.
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spelling doaj-art-ace9217843674854a5bcf5e53a6f892c2025-08-20T03:17:46ZengIEEEIEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing1939-14042151-15352025-01-0118101201013010.1109/JSTARS.2025.355795410949711PLA4MS: Curated Georeferenced Dataset for Cloud Removal in Remote SensingSushil Ghildiyal0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4862-4846Ashutosh Kumar1Neeraj Goel2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3824-9437Mukesh Saini3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2215-9365Abdulmotaleb El Saddik4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7690-8547Department of Computer and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, IndiaDepartment of Computer and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, IndiaDepartment of Computer and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, IndiaDepartment of Computer and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, IndiaSchool of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, CanadaThe presence of meticulously curated extensive training datasets plays a crucial role in advancing the performance of deep learning techniques that generalize well for extracting geoinformation from multisensor remote sensing imagery. Despite numerous datasets being published by the research community, a substantial portion of them are hampered by significant constraints, such as low spatial resolution, lack of ground details over time, and insufficient sample quantity. This article utilizes the openly accessible data obtained from the Planetscope satellites managed by Planet Labs. We have curated a dataset called PLA4MS comprising 64 557 pairs of images depicting cloudy and cloud-free conditions. The study focuses on the Ropar region of Punjab, India, as the primary area of interest, ensuring precise georeferencing at a spatial resolution of approximately 3 m across all meteorological seasons. This work presents a comprehensive cloud-removal dataset aimed at advancing remote sensing techniques, with cloud removal as the primary focus. This dataset is created to serve the research community, as it offers the potential to support broader remote sensing applications by enabling researchers to generate cloud-free images for time-series analysis, land cover land use classification, change detection, and other agricultural tasks.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10949711/Cloud removalcrop growth monitoringdatasetdeep learningmachine learningremote sensing
spellingShingle Sushil Ghildiyal
Ashutosh Kumar
Neeraj Goel
Mukesh Saini
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PLA4MS: Curated Georeferenced Dataset for Cloud Removal in Remote Sensing
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
Cloud removal
crop growth monitoring
dataset
deep learning
machine learning
remote sensing
title PLA4MS: Curated Georeferenced Dataset for Cloud Removal in Remote Sensing
title_full PLA4MS: Curated Georeferenced Dataset for Cloud Removal in Remote Sensing
title_fullStr PLA4MS: Curated Georeferenced Dataset for Cloud Removal in Remote Sensing
title_full_unstemmed PLA4MS: Curated Georeferenced Dataset for Cloud Removal in Remote Sensing
title_short PLA4MS: Curated Georeferenced Dataset for Cloud Removal in Remote Sensing
title_sort pla4ms curated georeferenced dataset for cloud removal in remote sensing
topic Cloud removal
crop growth monitoring
dataset
deep learning
machine learning
remote sensing
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10949711/
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