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Taylor, C.; Reader, T.

Scanned 3D images and 3D printable images based on combinations of features of Diptera and Hymenoptera collected from the UK in 2021-22

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https://doi.org/10.5285/05169766-7355-4c3c-8ade-091db0583f9d
This dataset includes 3D colour images from scanned insect (Diptera and Hymenoptera) specimens, as well as some modified intermediate images which combine traits from two different specimens. The intermediate versions are in a format suitable for 3D printing.
Publication date: 2024-05-10
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Formats

Comma-separated values (CSV), Polygon file format (.ply), Object file format (.obj), Material Template Library format (.mtl), Image format (.jpg)

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2020-06-01    to    2021-08-01

Provenance & quality

Insect specimens were collected between June 2020 and August 2021 from various locations in England using a hand net. Specimens were euthanized and 3D digital images of the insect specimens were obtained via photogrammetry. A 3D shape file (“mesh”) was built from a set of 36 photographs using the software 3DSOM. This produced the "raw reconstructions" which are provided in the form of .obj files with associated .jpg textures.
Using the images obtained from photogrammetry as starting points, we constructed digital “transects” of similarity between pairs of real insects through 3D morphological space. We defined axes of phenotypic variation along which the traits of shape, colour, pattern, and size varied smoothly from one image to the other, and generated novel phenotypes by picking either intermediate or extrapolated points along those axes. The resulting 3D meshes are the "modified intermediate images" which are provided as .ply files.

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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Cite this dataset as:
Taylor, C.; Reader, T. (2024). Scanned 3D images and 3D printable images based on combinations of features of Diptera and Hymenoptera collected from the UK in 2021-22. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/05169766-7355-4c3c-8ade-091db0583f9d

Correspondence/contact details

Taylor, C.
University of Nottingham
 christopher.taylor@nottingham.ac.uk

Authors

Taylor, C.
University of Nottingham
Reader, T.
University of Nottingham

Other contacts

Rights holder
University of Nottingham
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
biota
INSPIRE theme
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Keywords
3D printing , Animal behaviour , Biodiversity , Diptera , Hymenoptera , insect , photogrammetry , United Kingdom
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/S000623/1
Last updated
16 August 2024 10:46