UTILIZATION OF REMOTELY SENSED DATA

in U.S. and EU

George Hanuschak, U.S.,USDAJacques DeLince, EU, MARS

For MEXSAI ConferenceNovember, 2004

U.S. Agricultural Statistics ProgramUse 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