Image Augmentations for Aerial Datasets

Data augmentation is a key technique in enhancing the performance of computer vision models, particularly when working with aerial datasets, which include drone and satellite imagery. By increasing the size and variability of a dataset, image augmentation can improve model generalizability. Specific augmentations such as brightness adjustments, flips, 90-degree rotations, crops, and hue changes are particularly effective for aerial data due to its unique characteristics, such as varying sunlight, perspectives, and seasonal color changes. These techniques help create more robust models that can adapt to different viewing angles and lighting conditions, making them suitable for diverse aerial vision tasks. Additional augmentations like blur, noise, and mosaic might also be relevant depending on the specific problem being addressed.