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Subject: Re: New Geospatial Data Service - NASS Crop and Ag Land Cover
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:47:52 -0500
From: Scott Hanley <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]>
I don't get a lot of requests for cropland maps, but I thought this
was a strong resource and added it to our research guide.
http://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape/
Scott Hanley
Bruce T. Halle Library
Eastern Michigan University
"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." ~
Charles Darwin
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Angie Cope <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Subject: New Geospatial Data Service - NASS Crop and Ag Land Cover
> Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:40:05 +0000
> From: Weessies, Kathleen <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
> FYI
>
> The interface seems remarkably responsive and intuitive. To download
> you must draw a box using the beige box tool. Projection may be changed
> from the default USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic USGS to either
> one of the applicable UTM zones or degrees lat/long WGS 84.
>
> Output formats are .tiff or .kml
>
> Kathleen Weessies
> Geosciences Librarian
> Head, Map Library
> Michigan State University
> 100 Library
> East Lansing, MI 48824
> 517-884-0849
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> News Release
> NR-11-02
> January 11, 2011
>
> U.S. Department of Agriculture
> National Agricultural Statistics Service
> Michigan Field Office
> Michigan Department of Agriculture
> Post Office Box 26248
> Lansing, MI 48909-6248
>
> Phone: (517) 324-5300
> Facsimile: (517) 324-5299
> E-mail: [log in to unmask]
> Web site: www.nass.usda.gov
>
> David D. Kleweno, Director
>
> NASS Launches New Geospatial Data Service
> 2010 Crop Year Ag Land Cover Now Available
>
> To provide easier access to geospatial satellite products, the U.S.
> Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
> today announced the launch of CropScape, a new cropland exploring service.
> CropScape provides data users access to a variety of new resources and
> information, including the just released 2010 cropland data layer (CDL) for
> Michigan and other states. This new service offers advanced tools such as
> interactive visualization, web-based data dissemination and geospatial
> queries, automated data delivery to systems such as Google Earth.
>
> "CropScape delivers data visualization tools directly into the hands of the
> agricultural community without the need for specialized expertise, GIS
> software or high end computers," said Dave Kleweno, director of USDA - NASS,
> Michigan Field Office. "This information can be used for addressing issues
> related to agricultural sustainability, land cover monitoring, biodiversity
> and extreme events such as flooding, drought and hail storm assessment."
>
> NASS produced the 2010 CDL using satellite image observations at 30-meter
> (0.22 acres per pixel) resolution and collected from the Resourcesat-1
> Advanced Wide Field Sensor (AWiFS) and Landsat Thematic Mapper. The
> collection of images was categorized using on-the-ground farm information
> including field location, crop type, elevation, tree canopy and urban
> infrastructure. All prior CDL products dating back to 1997 are also
> hosted by
> CropScape.
>
> CDL information is available for Michigan, starting in 2007. The latest
> 2010
> product was produced as part of a partnership between Michigan State
> University, the Michigan Department of Agriculture, and USDA - NASS,
> Michigan
> Field Office. This collaboration reflects the continued commitment NASS has
> to improve service and information on agricultural production,
> sustainability, and food security.
>
> CropScape is operated by NASS's Research and Development Division and
> hosted
> and maintained by the Center for Spatial Information Science and Systems at
> George Mason University. For more information about CropScape, and the
> Cropland Data Layer visit http://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape. At the
> bottom of the website you will find several options for this product (see
> below). If you click on the Demo a helpful video will provide a product
> overview. Please feel free to let us know how we can improve and make this
> product more useful.
> Demo | USDA.gov | NASS Home | Research and Development Division | About CDL
> | CropScape Tour | Contact
>
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