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---
license: creativeml-openrail-m
task_categories:
- image-to-image
- image-segmentation
- mask-generation
language:
- en
tags:
- satellite
- remote-sensing
- vhr
- diffusion
- inpainting
- geospatial
dataset_name: KAO-DIFFSAT-VHR-BENCHMARK
---
# πŸ›°οΈ KAO-DIFFSAT-VHR-BENCHMARK
**High-Resolution Satellite Image Dataset for Diffusion-Based Inpainting Research**
πŸš€ Project Page: https://kaopanboonyuen.github.io/KAO/
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## 🌍 Overview
The **KAO-DIFFSAT-VHR-BENCHMARK** dataset is a curated collection of **very high-resolution (VHR) satellite imagery samples** designed for evaluating diffusion-based image inpainting methods in remote sensing.
This dataset is used in conjunction with our research:
> **KAO: Kernel-Adaptive Optimization in Diffusion for Satellite Image Inpainting**
πŸ“„ Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.02462
πŸŽ‰ Accepted to IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (TGRS)
🌏 Presented at AOGS 2026, Japan
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## πŸ›°οΈ Dataset Description
This dataset contains high-resolution satellite image samples used for:
- 🧠 Image inpainting benchmarking
- 🌍 Geospatial reconstruction tasks
- πŸ™οΈ Urban / rural structure restoration
- 🌱 Land-cover consistency evaluation
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## πŸ“ Dataset Structure
```
SAMPLE_SATELLITE_IMAGE/
SAMPLE_SATELLITE_IMAGE_0001.jpg
SAMPLE_SATELLITE_IMAGE_0002.jpg
SAMPLE_SATELLITE_IMAGE_0003.jpg
...
````
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## πŸ“Š Notes
- This dataset is intended for **research and benchmarking purposes**
- Images are used as **input samples for diffusion-based inpainting evaluation**
- Masks and ground-truth annotations may be released in future updates
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## πŸ“š Citation
If you use this dataset, please cite:
```bibtex
@article{panboonyuen2025kao,
title={KAO: Kernel-Adaptive Optimization in Diffusion for Satellite Image},
author={Panboonyuen, Teerapong},
journal={IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing},
year={2025},
publisher={IEEE}
}
````
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## πŸ™ Acknowledgements
Parts of this dataset are inspired by:
```bibtex
@article{boguszewski2020landcoverai,
title={LandCover.ai: Dataset for Automatic Mapping of Buildings, Woodlands, Water and Roads from Aerial Imagery},
author={Boguszewski, Adrian and others},
journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.02264},
year={2020}
}
```
We thank the authors of **LandCover.ai** for their valuable contribution to the remote sensing community.
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## ⚠️ Disclaimer
This dataset is provided for academic and research use only.
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