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| license: cc-by-4.0 |
| task_categories: |
| - object-detection |
| - image-classification |
| - tabular-regression |
| language: |
| - en |
| tags: |
| - precision-livestock-farming |
| - poultry |
| - robotic-inspection |
| - egg-counting |
| - object-detection |
| - cage-aware-counting |
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| # CageAwareEggDataset |
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| CageAwareEggDataset is a robotic inspection image dataset for cage-aware sub-cage egg counting in structured layer hen houses. |
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| The dataset supports production-oriented egg monitoring, where egg counts need to be assigned to physical cage units rather than only reported as whole-image detections. |
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| ## Dataset Description |
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| This dataset contains robotic inspection images collected from a structured layer hen house. It includes: |
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| - YOLO-format annotations for eggs and cage structural components |
| - Sub-cage-level egg-count ground truth |
| - Vertical-ID group split metadata for spatial generalization testing |
| - Ground-truth audit logs |
| - Final result tables for baseline and detector-variant comparisons |
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| ## Annotation Classes |
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| The object annotation classes are: |
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| - `egg` |
| - `cage_edge` |
| - `cage_roi_row1` |
| - `cage_support` |
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| ## Intended Use |
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| This dataset is intended for research on: |
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| - Precision livestock farming |
| - Robotic inspection in layer hen houses |
| - Cage-aware sub-cage egg counting |
| - Object detection and counting in structured agricultural environments |
| - Spatial generalization evaluation using vertical-ID group splits |
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| ## Validation Protocols |
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| The dataset includes two validation protocols: |
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| 1. Image-level random validation |
| 2. Vertical-ID group split for testing spatial generalization to withheld cage positions |
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| ## Data Availability |
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| The full image archive is being uploaded. Metadata, split files, audit logs, example images, and result tables will be provided in this repository. |
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| ## Citation |
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| If you use this dataset, please cite the associated conference submission: |
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| **Cage-Aware Sub-Cage Egg Counting for Robotic Monitoring in Layer Hen Houses** |
| Fei Shi and Weihong Ma, EPA 2026 submission. |
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| ## License |
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| This dataset is released under the CC BY 4.0 license. |
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