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This paper presents the HAGDAVS dataset fusing RGB spectral channel and Digital Surface Model DSM for the detection and segmentation of vehicles from aerial drone images, including three vehicle classes: cars, motorcycles, and ghosts (motorcycle or car). We supply DSM as an additional variable to be included in deep learning and computer vision models to increase its accuracy. RGB orthomosaic, RG-DSM fusion, and multi-label mask are provided in Tag Image File Format. Geo-located vehicle bounding boxes are provided in GeoJSON vector format. We also describes the acquisition of drone data, the derived products, and the workflow to produce the dataset. Researchers would benefit from using the proposed dataset to improve results in the case of vehicle occlusion, geo-location, and the need for cleaning ghost vehicles. 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