UAV data - Al-Suwgra (Sultanate of Oman)

Published: 31 August 2025| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/4m9y8gtzdp.1
Contributors:
Andreas Scharf, Talal Al-Hosni, Sobhi Nasir, Amani Al-Abri, Mazin Al-Shereiqi, Brian Spratley, Sean Spratley, Said Al-Mashrafi

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The village of Al-Suwgra (Sultanate of Oman) was investigated using a drone (UAV) survey as part of a submitted article to Arabian Journal of Geosciences (AJGS-D25-00181). Title: GEOTOURISM AND GEOHAZARD RISK AT AL-SUWGRA, SAIQ PLATEAU (JABAL AKHDAR, SULTANTE OF OMAN). Authors: Andreas Scharf1, Talal Al-Hosni1, Sobhi Nasir1, Amani Al-Abri1, Mazin Al-Shereiqi2, Brian Spratley3,4, Sean Spratley3,4, Said Al-Mashrafi5 1 Department of Earth Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman 2 Marketing Manager of Thesuwgra, Sultanate of Oman 3 Knights Bay, Seeb, Sultanate of Oman 4 ATEC-3D, Folkestone, United Kingdom 5 Assistant Director General for Projects & Product Development, Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, Sultanate of Oman The UAV data set contains: 1. A Quality Report, comprising of (i) documenting a quality check, (ii) calibration details, (iii) bundle block adjustment details, (iv) geolocation details, (v) initial processing details, (vi) point cloud densification details, and (vii) DSM, orthomosaic and index details, 2. Densification details, (i) 3D mesh, (ii) point cloud, and (iii) project data 3. DSM images 4. Mosaic orthophotographs for Google Earth and as images 5. These data are provided for (i) the village, (ii) the village and the water shed of the local wadi, (iii) the overall area. 6. 268 photographs taken from the UAV, including four 360° panoramic photographs to be used with FSPViewer. This program is provided. The full data cannot be provided on this platform as it exceeds the size limitations of 10 GB. The full dataset (ca. 30,000 files with 65 GB) can be provided upon request.

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  • Sultan Qaboos University College of Science

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Geology

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