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