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Obtaining Timely Crop Area Estimates Using Ground-Gathered and LANDSAT Data

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  • Hanuschak, George
  • Sigman, Richard
  • Craig, Michael
  • Ozga, Martin
  • Luebbe, Raymond
  • Cook, Paul
  • Kleweno, David
  • Miller, Charles

Abstract

The report describes how NASA earth resources monitoring satellites, LANDSAT II and III, were used with conventional ground-gathered data to estimate planted crop areas for the 1978 Iowa corn and soybean crops. Estimates that used LANDSAT data and ground data jointly were substantially more precise than those made from ground data alone. These estimates were one of several data sources used in determining the official year-end Annual.Crop Summary for Iowa issued January 16, 1979, by USDA's Crop Reporting Board. Problems associated with total project cost, timely delivery of LANDSAT data to the USDA, and cloud cover must be solved prior to any planning for an operational program.

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  • Hanuschak, George & Sigman, Richard & Craig, Michael & Ozga, Martin & Luebbe, Raymond & Cook, Paul & Kleweno, David & Miller, Charles, 1979. "Obtaining Timely Crop Area Estimates Using Ground-Gathered and LANDSAT Data," Technical Bulletins 157854, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerstb:157854
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.157854
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    1. Lee, Linda K., 1979. "Interpreting Land Use Change Through Satellite Imagery," Agricultural Economic Reports 307873, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    2. Kleweno, David D. & Miller, Charles E., 1981. "1980 AgRISTARS DC/LC Project Summary, Crop Area Estimates for Kansas and Iowa," Staff Reports 321271, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    3. May, George, 1981. "Evolution of Land Cover Definitions and Survey for the Economics and Statistics Service," Economics and Statistics Services (ESS) Reports 330018, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    4. Winings, Sherman B., 1981. "Estimating Potatoes and Other Crops in the Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota Using 1980 LANDSAT Imagery," Staff Reports 321272, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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