UTILIZATION OF REMOTELY SENSED DATA in U.S. and EU George Hanuschak, U.S.,USDA Jacques DeLince, EU, MARS For MEXSAI Conference November, 2004
U.S. Agricultural Statistics Program Use of Remotely Sensed Data Designing and Building of Area Frames Crop Area Estimation Cropland Data (Public Use GIS) Layer Crop Vegetative Condition Monitoring
Designing and Building Area Sampling Frames Stratify Land Area into Percent Cultivation Categories In Some Cases, Use “Deep Crop Specific” Stratification
Deep Stratification – Catfish Ponds
Crop Area Estimation For Selected Major Producing States Regression Estimator—State, County Best Internal Agency Indication (end of year) Compared to Administrative Data
Crop Rotation
Cropland Data Layer Uses Federal, State and Local Government(s) Agribusinesses-Input/Output Sectors Researchers-University and Private Value Added Private Sector
Cropland Data Layer Uses Farm Organizations/Farmers Water Quality Monitoring Crop Rotation Analysis Environmental and Animal Habitat Monitoring
Cropland Data Layer
Cropland Data Layer States Cooperative partnerships & year implemented
Citrus Tree Counting Very High Resolution, QUICKBIRD Automated Tree Counting-EU/MARS Mixed Results * Mature vs. (Young or Pre-Bearing) * Hedge Like Appearance * Sandy Soils Dominating Signature
A healthy block, note the northern shadows at the breaks Quickbird Satellite Data of Citrus Block
Summary for Remote Sensing Good and Cost Effective Applications Supplement to Ground Surveys (not a replacement) Resource Leveraging Partnerships Key Concerns about Future Mid-Resolution Data Availability