2019 California Cropland Data Layer | NASS/USDA

Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Research and Development Division (RDD), Geospatial Information Branch (GIB), Spatial Analysis Research Section (SARS)
Publication_Date: 20200203
Title: 2019 California Cropland Data Layer | NASS/USDA
Edition: 2019 Edition
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:
USDA, NASS Marketing and Information Services Office, Washington, D.C.
Publisher: USDA, NASS
Other_Citation_Details:
NASS maintains a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) section on the CDL website at <https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Cropland/SARS1a.php>. The data is available free for download through CropScape at <https://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape/>. The data is also available free for download through the Geospatial Data Gateway at <https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/>. See the 'Ordering Instructions' section of this metadata file for detailed Geospatial Data Gateway download instructions.
Online_Linkage: <https://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape/CA>
Description:
Abstract:
The USDA, NASS Cropland Data Layer (CDL) is a raster, geo-referenced, crop-specific land cover data layer. The 2019 CDL has a ground resolution of 30 meters. The CDL is produced using satellite imagery from the Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS sensor, the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) DEIMOS-1 and UK2, the ISRO ResourceSat-2 LISS-3, and the ESA SENTINEL-2 sensors collected during the current growing season.
Some CDL states used additional satellite imagery and ancillary inputs to supplement and improve the classification. These additional sources can include the United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Elevation Dataset (NED) and the imperviousness data layer from the USGS National Land Cover Database 2016 (NLCD 2016) and the tree canopy data layer from the NLCD 2011.
Agricultural training and validation data are derived from the Farm Service Agency (FSA) Common Land Unit (CLU) Program. The most current version of the NLCD is used as non-agricultural training and validation data.
Please refer to the 'Supplemental_Information' Section of this metadata file for a complete list of all imagery, ancillary data, and training/validation data used to generate this state's CDL.
The strength and emphasis of the CDL is agricultural land cover. Please note that no farmer reported data are derivable from the Cropland Data Layer.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Cropland Data Layer Program is to use satellite imagery to (1) provide planted acreage estimates to the Agricultural Statistics Board for the state's major commodities and (2) produce digital, crop-specific, categorized geo-referenced output products.
Supplemental_Information:
SPECIAL NOTE FOR THE 2019 CDL PRODUCTS: Traditionally the CDL uses FSA CLU data for agricultural training with a 30 meter inward buffer applied. The inward buffering removes spectrally mixed field edge pixels from the land cover classifier. Starting with the 2019 CDL products, the inward buffer has been changed from 30 meters to 15 meters. The result is a noticeable increase in crop identification at field borders which impacts the CDL, the Cultivated Layer, and Crop Frequency Layers.
If the following table does not display properly, then please visit the following website to view the original metadata file <https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Cropland/metadata/meta.php>.
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2019 California Cropland Data Layer

CLASSIFICATION INPUTS:
DEIMOS-1 DATE 20190422 SCENE IDENTIFIER DD4
DEIMOS-1 DATE 20190619 SCENE IDENTIFIER FF5
DEIMOS-1 DATE 20190703 SCENE IDENTIFIER 081
DEIMOS-1 DATE 20190727 SCENE IDENTIFIER 14B

RESOURCESAT-2 LISS-3 20190422 PATH 245
RESOURCESAT-2 LISS-3 20190502 PATH 247
RESOURCESAT-2 LISS-3 20190605 PATH 249
RESOURCESAT-2 LISS-3 20190609 PATH 245
RESOURCESAT-2 LISS-3 20190811 PATH 248
RESOURCESAT-2 LISS-3 20190816 PATH 249
RESOURCESAT-2 LISS-3 20190825 PATH 246

LANDSAT 8 OLI/TIRS REAL-TIME DATE 20190604 PATH 044
LANDSAT 8 OLI/TIRS REAL-TIME DATE 20190706 PATH 044
LANDSAT 8 OLI/TIRS REAL-TIME DATE 20190719 PATH 039
LANDSAT 8 OLI/TIRS REAL-TIME DATE 20190814 PATH 045
LANDSAT 8 OLI/TIRS REAL-TIME DATE 20190823 PATH 044
LANDSAT 8 OLI/TIRS REAL-TIME DATE 20190908 PATH 044

USGS, NATIONAL ELEVATION DATASET
USGS, NATIONAL LAND COVER DATABASE 2016 IMPERVIOUSNESS
USGS, NATIONAL LAND COVER DATABASE 2011 TREE CANOPY
USGS, NATIONAL LAND COVER DATABASE 2016 SHRUBLAND COMPONENT PRODUCTS
USDA, NASS CROPLAND DATA LAYERS 2009-2018
USDA, NASS TREE CROP AND VINEYARD MASKS BASED ON PREVIOUS CALIFORNIA CDLS (INTERNAL USE DATA LAYER)

SENTINEL-2A DATE 20181108 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 070
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20181111 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 113
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20181112 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 127
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20181118 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 070
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20190417 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 070
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20190421 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 127
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20190510 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 113
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20190531 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 127
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20190606 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 070
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20190610 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 127
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20190619 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 113
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20190623 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 027
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20190706 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 070
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20190719 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 113
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20190802 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 027
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20190809 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 127
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20190815 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 070
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20190818 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 113
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20190819 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 127
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20190829 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 127
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20190908 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 127
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20190914 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 070
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20190917 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 113
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20190920 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 013
SENTINEL-2A DATE 20190921 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 027

SENTINEL-2B DATE 20181106 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 113
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20181107 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 127
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20181116 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 113
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20190428 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 013
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20190505 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 113
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20190512 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 070
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20190604 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 113
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20190705 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 127
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20190711 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 070
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20190714 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 113
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20190717 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 013
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20190718 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 027
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20190731 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 070
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20190803 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 113
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20190813 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 113
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20190814 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 127
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20190820 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 070
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20190823 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 113
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20190826 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 013
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20190830 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 070
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20190902 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 113
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20190906 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 027
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20190909 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 070
SENTINEL-2B DATE 20190913 RELATIVE ORBIT NUMBER 127

UK-DMC-2 DATE 20190702 SCENE IDENTIFIER EDE
UK-DMC-2 DATE 20190716 SCENE IDENTIFIER F60
UK-DMC-2 DATE 20190726 SCENE IDENTIFIER FB3

TRAINING AND VALIDATION:
USDA, FARM SERVICE AGENCY 2019 COMMON LAND UNIT DATA
USGS, NATIONAL LAND COVER DATABASE 2016
US BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, LOWER COLORADO RIVER ACCOUNTING SYSTEM 2019 CROP CLASSIFICATIONS
LAND IQ, TREE CROPS AND VINEYARDS (2014 DATA)
NOTE: The final extent of the CDL is clipped to the state boundary even though the raw input data may encompass a larger area.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20181001
Ending_Date: 20191231
Currentness_Reference: 2019 growing season
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.5876
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -114.1885
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.9743
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.5028
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: farming, 001
Theme_Keyword: environment, 007
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, 010
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
Theme_Keyword:
Earth Science > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Agricultural Lands
Theme_Keyword: Earth Science > Land Surface > Land Use/Land Cover > Land Cover
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: crop cover
Theme_Keyword: cropland
Theme_Keyword: agriculture
Theme_Keyword: land cover
Theme_Keyword: crop estimates
Theme_Keyword: DEIMOS-1
Theme_Keyword: UK-DMC 2
Theme_Keyword: ISRO ResourceSat-2 LISS-3
Theme_Keyword: ESA SENTINEL-2
Theme_Keyword: Landsat
Theme_Keyword: CropScape
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Place_Keyword:
Continent > North America > United States of America > California
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: California
Place_Keyword: CA
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 2019
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
The USDA, NASS Cropland Data Layer is provided to the public as is and is considered public domain and free to redistribute. The USDA, NASS does not warrant any conclusions drawn from these data. If the user does not have software capable of viewing GEOTIF (.tif) or ERDAS Imagine (.img) file formats then we suggest using the CropScape website <https://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape/>.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USDA, NASS, Spatial Analysis Research Section
Contact_Person: USDA, NASS, Spatial Analysis Research Section staff
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 5029 South Building
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20250-2001
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 800-727-9540
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 855-493-0447
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: SM.NASS.RDD.GIB@usda.gov
Data_Set_Credit: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: None
Security_Classification: Unclassified
Security_Handling_Description: None
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise; ERDAS Imagine Version 2016 <https://www.hexagongeospatial.com/>; ESRI ArcGIS Version 10.3.1 <https://www.esri.com/>; Rulequest See5.0 Release 2.11 <http://www.rulequest.com/>; NLCD Mapping Tool version 'NLCD_for_IMAGINE_ver_16_0_0_build_199_2018-09-12' <https://www.mrlc.gov/>.
ERDAS Imagine is used in the pre- and post- processing of all raster-based data. ESRI ArcGIS is used to prepare the vector-based Farm Service Agency (FSA) Common Land Unit (CLU) training and validation data. Rulequest See5.0 is used to create a decision-tree based classifier. The NLCD Mapping Tool is used to apply the See5.0 decision-tree via ERDAS Imagine. This is a departure from older versions of the CDL that were created using in-house software (Peditor) based upon a maximum likelihood classifier approach. Check this section and the 'Process Description' section of the specific state and year metadata file to verify what methodology was used.
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
***NOTE ABOUT THE UNBUFFERED VALIDATION ACCURACY TABLES BEGINNING IN 2016: The training and validation data used to create and accuracy assess the CDL has traditionally been based on ground truth data that is buffered inward 30 meters. This was done 1) because satellite imagery (as well as the polygon reference data) in the past was not georeferenced to the same precision as now (i.e. everything "stacked" less perfectly), 2) to eliminate from training spectrally-mixed pixels at land cover boundaries, and 3) to be spatially conservative during the era when coarser 56 meter AWiFS satellite imagery was incorporated. Ultimately, all of these scenarios created "blurry" edge pixels through the seasonal time series which it was found if ignored from training in the classification helped improve the quality of CDL. However, the accuracy assessment portion of the analysis also used buffered data meaning those same edge pixels were not assessed fully with the rest of the classification. This would be inconsequential if those edge pixels were similar in nature to the rest of the scene but they are not- they tend to be more difficult to classify correctly. Thus, the accuracy assessments as have been presented are inflated somewhat. Beginning with the 2016 CDL season we are creating CDL accuracy assessments using unbuffered validation data. These "unbuffered" accuracy metrics will now reflect the accuracy of field edges which have not been represented previously. Beginning with the 2016 CDLs we published both the traditional "buffered" accuracy metrics and the new "unbuffered" accuracy assessments. The purpose of publishing both versions is to provide a benchmark for users interested in comparing the different validation methods. For the 2019 CDL season we are now only publishing the unbuffered accuracy only publishing the unbuffered accuracy assessments within the official metadata files and offer the full "unbuffered" error matrices for download on the FAQs webpage. Both metadata and FAQs are accessible at <https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Cropland/SARS1a.php>. We plan to continue producing these unbuffered accuracy assessments for future CDLs. However, there are no plans to create these unbuffered accuracy assessments for past years. It should be noted that accuracy assessment is challenging and the CDL group has always strived to provide robust metrics of usability to the land cover community. This admission of modestly inflated accuracy measures does not render past assessments useless. They were all done consistently so comparison across years and/or states is still valid. Yet, by providing both scenarios for 2016 gives guidance on the bias. If the following table does not display properly, then please visit the following website to view the original metadata file <https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Cropland/metadata/meta.php>.
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2019 California Cropland Data Layer
STATEWIDE AGRICULTURAL ACCURACY REPORT

Crop-specific covers only                  *Correct    Accuracy       Error       Kappa
-------------------------                   -------    --------      ------       -----
OVERALL ACCURACY**                          407,250       81.1%       18.9%       0.794

Cover                         Attribute    *Correct  Producer's    Omission                  User's  Commission      Cond'l
Type                               Code      Pixels    Accuracy       Error       Kappa    Accuracy       Error       Kappa
----                               ----      ------    --------       -----       -----    --------       -----       -----
Corn                                  1      12,486       76.0%       24.0%       0.756       77.0%       23.0%       0.766
Cotton                                2      23,427       92.1%        7.9%       0.919       90.4%        9.6%       0.902
Rice                                  3      72,657       98.3%        1.7%       0.981       99.1%        0.9%       0.990
Sorghum                               4         333       27.8%       72.2%       0.278       68.4%       31.6%       0.683
Sunflower                             6       4,066       77.1%       22.9%       0.770       82.0%       18.0%       0.819
Sweet Corn                           12         124       40.8%       59.2%       0.408       34.8%       65.2%       0.348
Pop or Orn Corn                      13           0        0.0%      100.0%       0.000        n/a         n/a         n/a
Mint                                 14         188       92.2%        7.8%       0.922       81.7%       18.3%       0.817
Barley                               21       3,984       68.0%       32.0%       0.679       76.5%       23.5%       0.763
Durum Wheat                          22       1,611       72.5%       27.5%       0.724       79.0%       21.0%       0.790
Spring Wheat                         23         194       25.2%       74.8%       0.252       43.0%       57.0%       0.430
Winter Wheat                         24      17,033       71.2%       28.8%       0.704       70.3%       29.7%       0.695
Rye                                  27          93       12.1%       87.9%       0.120       22.0%       78.0%       0.220
Oats                                 28       1,744       37.2%       62.8%       0.370       56.2%       43.8%       0.560
Millet                               29           0        0.0%      100.0%       0.000        n/a         n/a         n/a
Canola                               31           0        0.0%      100.0%       0.000        0.0%      100.0%       0.000
Safflower                            33       1,873       66.3%       33.7%       0.662       76.3%       23.7%       0.763
Alfalfa                              36      57,250       90.2%        9.8%       0.895       85.0%       15.0%       0.840
Other Hay/Non Alfalfa                37       9,013       68.6%       31.4%       0.682       68.4%       31.6%       0.680
Sugarbeets                           41       1,954       76.8%       23.2%       0.767       85.4%       14.6%       0.853
Dry Beans                            42         844       57.0%       43.0%       0.569       61.1%       38.9%       0.611
Potatoes                             43         792       62.2%       37.8%       0.622       84.3%       15.7%       0.843
Other Crops                          44         527       56.9%       43.1%       0.568       76.7%       23.3%       0.767
Sugarcane                            45           0        n/a         n/a         n/a         0.0%      100.0%       0.000
Sweet Potatoes                       46           0        0.0%      100.0%       0.000        0.0%      100.0%       0.000
Misc Vegs & Fruits                   47           1       12.5%       87.5%       0.125        3.4%       96.6%       0.034
Watermelons                          48         133       34.5%       65.5%       0.344       56.8%       43.2%       0.568
Onions                               49       1,830       71.1%       28.9%       0.711       79.3%       20.7%       0.793
Cucumbers                            50         155       30.8%       69.2%       0.308       51.5%       48.5%       0.515
Chick Peas                           51         584       49.4%       50.6%       0.494       73.7%       26.3%       0.737
Peas                                 53         142       26.5%       73.5%       0.265       38.9%       61.1%       0.389
Tomatoes                             54      18,905       87.2%       12.8%       0.869       82.2%       17.8%       0.818
Herbs                                57         171       59.2%       40.8%       0.592       80.3%       19.7%       0.803
Clover/Wildflowers                   58       3,138       90.3%        9.7%       0.903       88.6%       11.4%       0.886
Sod/Grass Seed                       59         740       54.1%       45.9%       0.540       76.9%       23.1%       0.769
Fallow/Idle Cropland                 61      24,783       79.8%       20.2%       0.790       71.8%       28.2%       0.708
Cherries                             66       1,992       82.4%       17.6%       0.824       89.9%       10.1%       0.899
Peaches                              67         150       42.4%       57.6%       0.424       60.7%       39.3%       0.607
Apples                               68          34       97.1%        2.9%       0.971       23.9%       76.1%       0.239
Grapes                               69       9,057       91.9%        8.1%       0.917       70.4%       29.6%       0.701
Other Tree Crops                     71         115       45.5%       54.5%       0.454       21.1%       78.9%       0.211
Citrus                               72          73       76.0%       24.0%       0.760        6.3%       93.7%       0.063
Pecans                               74         117       31.6%       68.4%       0.316       78.5%       21.5%       0.785
Almonds                              75      66,294       79.9%       20.1%       0.783       96.2%        3.8%       0.958
Walnuts                              76      19,169       88.4%       11.6%       0.881       81.7%       18.3%       0.813
Pears                                77         361       88.3%       11.7%       0.883       94.0%        6.0%       0.940
Pistachios                          204      18,231       81.9%       18.1%       0.815       95.9%        4.1%       0.958
Triticale                           205       1,389       42.9%       57.1%       0.428       53.6%       46.4%       0.535
Carrots                             206         581       51.4%       48.6%       0.514       50.9%       49.1%       0.508
Garlic                              208       1,263       71.3%       28.7%       0.712       74.7%       25.3%       0.746
Cantaloupes                         209         234       26.9%       73.1%       0.269       64.8%       35.2%       0.648
Olives                              211       1,690       84.1%       15.9%       0.840       79.6%       20.4%       0.796
Oranges                             212         723       43.7%       56.3%       0.436       52.0%       48.0%       0.519
Honeydew Melons                     213         265       51.0%       49.0%       0.509       80.5%       19.5%       0.805
Broccoli                            214         194       48.3%       51.7%       0.482       28.2%       71.8%       0.281
Avocados                            215          90       64.7%       35.3%       0.647       35.4%       64.6%       0.354
Peppers                             216          73       50.0%       50.0%       0.500       49.7%       50.3%       0.497
Pomegranates                        217       2,342       97.7%        2.3%       0.977       90.9%        9.1%       0.909
Nectarines                          218          17       18.5%       81.5%       0.185       29.3%       70.7%       0.293
Greens                              219         384       45.5%       54.5%       0.455       68.8%       31.2%       0.688
Plums                               220         882       62.8%       37.2%       0.627       55.0%       45.0%       0.549
Strawberries                        221          26       51.0%       49.0%       0.510       54.2%       45.8%       0.542
Squash                              222          20       66.7%       33.3%       0.667       64.5%       35.5%       0.645
Vetch                               224          50       39.1%       60.9%       0.391       76.9%       23.1%       0.769
Dbl Crop WinWht/Corn                225      12,770       74.7%       25.3%       0.742       68.0%       32.0%       0.674
Dbl Crop Oats/Corn                  226       2,529       62.7%       37.3%       0.626       72.5%       27.5%       0.724
Lettuce                             227         881       71.8%       28.2%       0.717       39.3%       60.7%       0.392
Dbl Crop Triticale/Corn             228       3,547       48.9%       51.1%       0.486       60.2%       39.8%       0.599
Pumpkins                            229           7       13.5%       86.5%       0.135       41.2%       58.8%       0.412
Dbl Crop Lettuce/Cantaloupe         231           0        0.0%      100.0%       0.000        n/a         n/a         n/a
Dbl Crop WinWht/Sorghum             236         768       52.5%       47.5%       0.524       72.1%       27.9%       0.721
Dbl Crop Barley/Corn                237          90       31.8%       68.2%       0.318       68.2%       31.8%       0.682
Dbl Crop WinWht/Cotton              238           0        0.0%      100.0%       0.000        n/a         n/a         n/a
Blueberries                         242           0        0.0%      100.0%       0.000        0.0%      100.0%       0.000
Cabbage                             243          44       50.6%       49.4%       0.506       86.3%       13.7%       0.863
Cauliflower                         244          23        9.2%       90.8%       0.091       16.2%       83.8%       0.162
Celery                              245           0        0.0%      100.0%       0.000        n/a         n/a         n/a
Turnips                             247           0        n/a         n/a         n/a         0.0%      100.0%       0.000

*Correct Pixels represents the total number of independent validation pixels correctly identified in the error matrix.
**The Overall Accuracy represents only the FSA row crops and annual fruit and vegetables (codes 1-61, 66-80, 92 and 200-255).
FSA-sampled grass and pasture. Non-agricultural and NLCD-sampled categories (codes 62-65, 81-91 and 93-199) are not included in the Overall Accuracy.
The accuracy of the non-agricultural land cover classes within the Cropland Data Layer is entirely dependent upon the USGS, National Land Cover Database (NLCD 2016). Thus, the USDA, NASS recommends that users consider the NLCD for studies involving non-agricultural land cover. For more information on the accuracy of the NLCD please reference <https://www.mrlc.gov/>.
Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:
Attribute_Accuracy_Value:
Classification accuracy is generally 85% to 95% correct for the major crop-specific land cover categories. See the 'Attribute Accuracy Report' section of this metadata file for the detailed accuracy report.
Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:
The strength and emphasis of the CDL is crop-specific land cover categories. The accuracy of the CDL non-agricultural land cover classes is entirely dependent upon the USGS, National Land Cover Database (NLCD 2016). Thus, the USDA, NASS recommends that users consider the NLCD for studies involving non-agricultural land cover.
These definitions of accuracy statistics were derived from the following book: Congalton, Russell G. and Kass Green. Assessing the Accuracy of Remotely Sensed Data: Principles and Practices. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, Inc. 1999. The 'Producer's Accuracy' is calculated for each cover type in the ground truth and indicates the probability that a ground truth pixel will be correctly mapped (across all cover types) and measures 'errors of omission'. An 'Omission Error' occurs when a pixel is excluded from the category to which it belongs in the validation dataset. The 'User's Accuracy' indicates the probability that a pixel from the CDL classification actually matches the ground truth data and measures 'errors of commission'. The 'Commission Error' represent when a pixel is included in an incorrect category according to the validation data. It is important to take into consideration errors of omission and commission. For example, if you classify every pixel in a scene to 'wheat', then you have 100% Producer's Accuracy for the wheat category and 0% Omission Error. However, you would also have a very high error of commission as all other crop types would be included in the incorrect category. The 'Kappa' is a measure of agreement based on the difference between the actual agreement in the error matrix (i.e., the agreement between the remotely sensed classification and the reference data as indicated by the major diagonal) and the chance agreement which is indicated by the row and column totals. The 'Conditional Kappa Coefficient' is the agreement for an individual category within the entire error matrix.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The Cropland Data Layer (CDL) has been produced using training and independent validation data from the Farm Service Agency (FSA) Common Land Unit (CLU) Program (agricultural data) and United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Land Cover Database (NLCD). More information about the FSA CLU Program can be found at <https://www.fsa.usda.gov/>. More information about the NLCD can be found at <https://www.mrlc.gov/>. The CDL encompasses the entire state unless noted otherwise in the 'Completeness Report' section of this metadata file.
Completeness_Report: The entire state is covered by the Cropland Data Layer.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The Cropland Data Layer retains the spatial attributes of the input imagery. The Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS imagery was obtained via download from the USGS Global Visualization Viewer (Glovis) website <https://glovis.usgs.gov/>. Please reference the metadata on the Glovis website for each Landsat scene for positional accuracy. The majority of the Landsat data is available at Level 1T (precision and terrain corrected). The DEIMOS-1 and DMC-UK 2 imagery used in the production of the Cropland Data Layer is orthorectified to a radial root mean square error (RMSE) of approximately 10 meters.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Title: ResourceSat-2 LISS-3
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Publication_Information:
Publisher: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Publication_Place:
Indian Space Research Organisation HQ, Department of Space, Government of India Antariksh Bhavan, New BEL Road, Bangalore 560 231
Publication_Date: 2019
Other_Citation_Details:
The ISRO ResourceSat-2 LISS-3 satellite sensor operates in four spectral bands at a spatial resolution of 24 meters. Additional information about the data can be obtained at <https://www.isro.gov.in/>. Refer to the 'Supplemental Information' Section of this metadata file for specific scene date, path, row and quadrants used as classification inputs. For the 2019 CDL Program, the imagery was resampled to 30 meters to match the Landsat spatial resolution. The resample used cubic convolution, rigorous transformation.
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24 meter
Type_of_Source_Media: online download
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20181001
Ending_Date: 20191231
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: LISS-3
Source_Contribution: Raw data used in land cover spectral signature analysis
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: European Space Agency (ESA)
Title: SENTINEL-2
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Publication_Information:
Publisher: Copernicus - European Commission
Publication_Place: European Commission, Brussels (Belgium)
Publication_Date: 2019
Other_Citation_Details:
The ESA SENTINEL-2 satellite sensor operates in twelve spectral bands at spatial resolutions varying from 10 to 60 meters. Additional information about the data can be obtained at <http://www.esa.int/>. Refer to the 'Supplemental Information' Section of this metadata file for specific scene date, path, row and quadrants used as classification inputs. For the 2019 CDL Program, the imagery was resampled to 30 meters to match the Landsat spatial resolution. The resample used cubic convolution, rigorous transformation.
Source_Scale_Denominator: 10 meter
Type_of_Source_Media: online download
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20181001
Ending_Date: 20191231
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SENTINEL-2
Source_Contribution: Raw data used in land cover spectral signature analysis
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Elecnor Deimos Imaging
Title: DEIMOS-1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Publication_Information:
Publisher: Astrium GEO Information Services
Publication_Place: Elecnor Deimos Imaging, Valladolid, Spain
Publication_Date: 2019
Other_Citation_Details:
The DEIMOS-1 satellite sensor operates in three spectral bands at a spatial resolution of 22 meters. Additional information about DEIMOS-1 data can be obtained at <https://www.deimos-imaging.com/>. Refer to the 'Supplemental Information' Section of this metadata file for specific scene date, path, row and quadrants used as classification inputs.
The DEIMOS-1 imagery was resampled to 30 meters to match the Landsat spatial resolution. The resample used cubic convolution, rigorous transformation.
Source_Scale_Denominator: 22 meter
Type_of_Source_Media: online download
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20181001
Ending_Date: 20191231
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Deimos-1
Source_Contribution: Raw data used in land cover spectral signature analysis
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: DMC International Imaging
Title: UK-DMC 2
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Publication_Information:
Publisher: Astrium GEO Information Services
Publication_Place: DMC International Imaging, Guildford, Surrey UK
Publication_Date: 2019
Other_Citation_Details:
The UK-DMC 2 satellite sensor operates in three spectral bands at a spatial resolution of 22 meters. Additional information about UK-DMC 2 data can be obtained at <http://www.dmcii.com/>. Refer to the 'Supplemental Information' Section of this metadata file for specific scene date, path, row and quadrants used as classification inputs.
The UK-DMC 2 imagery was resampled to 30 meters to match the Landsat spatial resolution. The resample used cubic convolution, rigorous transformation.
Source_Scale_Denominator: 22 meter
Type_of_Source_Media: online download
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20181001
Ending_Date: 20191231
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: UK-DMC 2
Source_Contribution: Raw data used in land cover spectral signature analysis
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
United States Geological Survey (USGS), Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS)
Title:
Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager and Thermal Infrared Sensor (OLI/TIRS)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Publication_Information:
Publisher: USGS, EROS
Publication_Place: Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57198-001
Publication_Date: 2019
Other_Citation_Details:
The Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS data are free for download through the following website <https://glovis.usgs.gov/>. Additional information about Landsat data can be obtained at <https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros>. Refer to the 'Supplemental Information' Section of this metadata file for specific scene date, path and rows used as classification inputs.
Source_Scale_Denominator: 30 meter
Type_of_Source_Media: online download
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20181001
Ending_Date: 20191231
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Landsat 8
Source_Contribution: Raw data used in land cover spectral signature analysis
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
United States Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Data Center
Title: The National Elevation Dataset (NED)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Publication_Information:
Publisher: USGS, EROS Data Center
Publication_Place: Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57198 USA
Publication_Date: 2009
Other_Citation_Details:
The USGS NED Digital Elevation Model (DEM) is used as an ancillary data source in the production of the Cropland Data Layer. More information on the USGS NED can be found at <https://www.usgs.gov/core-science-systems/national-geospatial-program/national-map>. Refer to the 'Supplemental Information' Section of this metadata file for the complete list of ancillary data sources used as classification inputs.
Source_Scale_Denominator: 30 meter
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NED
Source_Contribution:
spatial and attribute information used in land cover spectral signature analysis
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
United States Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Data Center
Title: National Land Cover Database 2016 (NLCD 2016)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Publication_Information:
Publisher: USGS, EROS Data Center
Publication_Place: Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57198 USA
Publication_Date: 2019
Other_Citation_Details:
The NLCD 2016 was used as ground training and validation for non-agricultural categories. Additionally, the USGS NLCD 2016 Imperviousness layer was used as ancillary data sources in the Cropland Data Layer classification process. The NLCD2016 Tree Canopy data layer was not published in time for use in CDL production, so the NLCD 2011 Tree Canopy data was used. More information on the NLCD 2016 and NLCD 2011 can be found at <https://www.mrlc.gov/>. Refer to the 'Supplemental Information' Section of this metadata file for the complete list of ancillary data sources used as classification inputs. Preferred NLCD2006 citation: "Fry, J., Xian, G., Jin, S., Dewitz, J., Homer, C., Yang, L., Barnes, C., Herold, N., and Wickham, J., 2012. Completion of the 2006 National Land Cover Database for the Conterminous United States, PE&RS, Vol. 77(9):858-864."
Source_Scale_Denominator: 30 meter
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NLCD
Source_Contribution: Raw data used in land cover spectral signature analysis
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
United States Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Data Center
Title: National Land Cover Database Shrubland Products
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Publication_Information:
Publisher: USGS, EROS Data Center
Publication_Place: Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57198 USA
Publication_Date: 2019
Other_Citation_Details:
More information can be found at <https://www.mrlc.gov/>. Please reference the following journal article for more details on this data layer: Homer, C.G., C.L. Aldridge, D.K. Meyer, S. Schell. 2012. Multi-scale remote sensing sagebrush characterization with regression trees over Wyoming, USA; laying a foundation for monitoring. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 14:233-244.
Source_Scale_Denominator: 30 meter
Type_of_Source_Media: contact custserv@usgs.gov
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Shrubland Data Layer
Source_Contribution: Raw data used in land cover spectral signature analysis
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Title: USDA, FSA Common Land Unit (CLU)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publisher: USDA, FSA Aerial Photography Field Office
Publication_Place: Salt Lake City, Utah 84119-2020 USA
Publication_Date: 2019
Other_Citation_Details:
Access to the USDA, Farm Service Agency (FSA) Common Land Unit (CLU) digital data set is currently limited to FSA and Agency partnerships. During the current growing season, producers enrolled in FSA programs report their growing intentions, crops and acreage to USDA Field Service Centers. Their field boundaries are digitized in a standardized GIS data layer and the associated attribute information is maintained in a database known as 578 Administrative Data. This CLU/578 dataset provides a comprehensive and robust agricultural training and validation data set for the Cropland Data Layer. Additional information about the CLU Program can be found at <https://www.fsa.usda.gov/>.
Source_Scale_Denominator: 4800
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2019
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition, updated annually
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FSA CLU
Source_Contribution:
spatial and attribute information used in the spectral signature training and validation of agricultural land cover
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: LandIQ
Title: Statewide Land Use
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publisher: LandIQ
Publication_Place: Sacramento, California 95811 USA
Publication_Date: unknown
Other_Citation_Details:
More information about LandIQ can be found online at <https://www.landiq.com/>.
Source_Scale_Denominator: 4800
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2014
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: LandIQ
Source_Contribution:
spatial and attribute information used in the spectral signature training and validation of agricultural land cover
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region
Title:
Lower Colorado River Water Accounting System (LCRAS) GIS data layer
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publisher:
United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region
Publication_Place: Boulder City, NV 89006-1470, USA
Publication_Date: 2019
Other_Citation_Details:
The Lower Colorado River Water Accounting System (LCRAS) GIS data layer contains an annually updated record of crop types that was used to supplement the training and validation of the Cropland Data Layer. The area covered is Southern California and Southwest Arizona. For more details please reference the Bureau of Reclamation website <https://www.usbr.gov/lc/>.
Source_Scale_Denominator: 4800
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2019
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition, updated annually
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: BLM LCRAS GIS Data
Source_Contribution:
spatial and attribute information used in the spectral signature training and validation of agricultural land cover
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
OVERVIEW: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Cropland Data Layer (CDL) Program is a unique agricultural-specific land cover geospatial product that is produced annually in participating states. The CDL Program builds upon NASS' traditional crop acreage estimation program and integrates Farm Service Agency (FSA) grower-reported field data with satellite imagery to create an unbiased statistical estimator of crop area at the state and county level for internal use. It is important to note that the internal acreage estimates, most closely aligned with planted acres, produced using the CDL are not simple pixel counting. It is more of an 'Adjusted Census by Satellite.'
SOFTWARE: ERDAS Imagine is used in the pre- and post- processing of all raster-based data. ESRI ArcGIS is used to prepare the vector-based training and validation data. Rulequest See5.0 is used to create a decision tree based classifier. The NLCD Mapping Tool is used to apply the See5.0 decision-tree via ERDAS Imagine.
DECISION TREE CLASSIFIER: This Cropland Data Layer used the decision tree classifier approach. Using a decision tree classifier is a departure from older versions of the CDL which were created using in-house software (Peditor) based upon a maximum likelihood classifier approach. Decision trees offer several advantages over the more traditional maximum likelihood classification method. The advantages include being: 1) non-parametric by nature and thus not reliant on the assumption of the input data being normally distributed, 2) efficient to construct and thus capable of handling large and complex data sets, 3) able to incorporate missing and non-continuous data, and 4) able to sort out non-linear relationships.
GROUND TRUTH: As with the maximum likelihood method, decision tree analysis is a supervised classification technique. Thus, it relies on having a sample of known ground truth areas in which to train the classifier. Older versions of the CDL (prior to 2006) utilized ground truth data from the annual June Agricultural Survey (JAS). Beginning in 2006, the CDL utilizes the very comprehensive ground truth data provided from the FSA Common Land Unit (CLU) Program as a replacement for the JAS data. The FSA CLU data have the advantage of natively being in a GIS and containing magnitudes more of field level information. Disadvantages include that it is not truly a probability sample of land cover and has bias toward subsidized program crops. Additional information about the FSA data can be found at <https://www.fsa.usda.gov/>. The most current version of the NLCD is used as non-agricultural training and validation data.
INPUTS: The CDL is produced using satellite imagery from the Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS sensor, the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) DEIMOS-1 and UK2, the ISRO ResourceSat-2 LISS-3, and the ESA SENTINEL-2 sensors collected during the current growing season. The DEIMOS-1 and UK-DMC 2 imagery was resampled to 30 meters using cubic convolution, rigorous transformation to match the traditional Landsat spatial resolution. Some CDL states used additional satellite imagery and ancillary inputs to supplement and improve the classification. These additional sources can include the United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Elevation Dataset (NED) and the imperviousness data layer from the USGS National Land Cover Database 2016 (NLCD 2016) and the tree canopy data layer from the NLCD 2011. Please refer to the 'Supplemental_Information' Section of this metadata file for a complete list of all imagery and ancillary data used to generate this state's CDL.
ACCURACY: The accuracy of the land cover classifications are evaluated using independent validations data sets generated from the FSA CLU data (agricultural categories) and the NLCD (non-agricultural categories). The Producer's Accuracy is generally 85% to 95% correct for the major crop-specific land cover categories. See the 'Attribute Accuracy Report' section of this metadata file for the full accuracy report.
PUBLIC RELEASE: The USDA, NASS Cropland Data Layer is considered public domain and free to redistribute. The official website is <https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Cropland/SARS1a.php>. The data is available free for download through CropScape <https://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape/> and the Geospatial Data Gateway <https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/>. See the 'Ordering Instructions' section of this metadata file for detailed download instructions. Please note that in no case are farmer reported data revealed or derivable from the public use Cropland Data Layer.
Process_Date: 2019
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USDA, NASS, Spatial Analysis Research Section
Contact_Person: USDA, NASS, Spatial Analysis Research Section staff
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 5029 South Building
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20250-2001
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 800-727-9540
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 855-493-0447
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: SM.NASS.RDD.GIB@usda.gov
Cloud_Cover: 0
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference: California
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: Pixel
Row_Count: 35841
Column_Count: 29767
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name:
Albers Conical Equal Area as used by mrlc.gov (NLCD). The official Cropland Data Layer available at <https://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape/> includes the data in its native Albers Conical Equal Area coordinate system. FOR GEOSPATIAL DATA GATEWAY USERS: Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM), Spheroid WGS84, Datum WGS84. Due to technical restrictions, the online data available free for download through the Geospatial Data Gateway <https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/> can only be offered in UTM. The UTM Zones are as follows: Zone 11 - California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington; Zone 12 - Arizona, Montana, Utah; Zone 13 - Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming; Zone 14 - Kansas, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas; Zone 15 - Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri; Zone 16 - Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Tennessee; Zone 17 - Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia; Zone 18 - Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont; Zone 19 - Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island.
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel: 29.500000
Standard_Parallel: 45.500000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -96.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 23.000000
False_Easting: 0.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 30
Ordinate_Resolution: 30
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
The Cropland Data Layer (CDL) is produced using agricultural training data from the Farm Service Agency (FSA) Common Land Unit (CLU) Program and non-agricultural training data from the most current version of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Land Cover Database (NLCD). The strength and emphasis of the CDL is crop-specific land cover categories. The accuracy of the CDL non-agricultural land cover classes are entirely dependent upon the NLCD. Thus, the USDA, NASS recommends that users consider the NLCD for studies involving non-agricultural land cover.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
If the following table does not display properly, then please visit the following website to view the original metadata file <https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Cropland/metadata/meta.php>.
 Data Dictionary: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2019 Cropland Data Layer

 Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

 The following is a cross reference list of the categorization codes and land covers.
 Note that not all land cover categories listed below will appear in an individual state.

 Raster
 Attribute Domain Values and Definitions: NO DATA, BACKGROUND 0

 Categorization Code   Land Cover
         "0"       Background

 Raster
 Attribute Domain Values and Definitions: CROPS 1-60

 Categorization Code   Land Cover
           "1"       Corn
           "2"       Cotton
           "3"       Rice
           "4"       Sorghum
           "5"       Soybeans
           "6"       Sunflower
          "10"       Peanuts
          "11"       Tobacco
          "12"       Sweet Corn
          "13"       Pop or Orn Corn
          "14"       Mint
          "21"       Barley
          "22"       Durum Wheat
          "23"       Spring Wheat
          "24"       Winter Wheat
          "25"       Other Small Grains
          "26"       Dbl Crop WinWht/Soybeans
          "27"       Rye
          "28"       Oats
          "29"       Millet
          "30"       Speltz
          "31"       Canola
          "32"       Flaxseed
          "33"       Safflower
          "34"       Rape Seed
          "35"       Mustard
          "36"       Alfalfa
          "37"       Other Hay/Non Alfalfa
          "38"       Camelina
          "39"       Buckwheat
          "41"       Sugarbeets
          "42"       Dry Beans
          "43"       Potatoes
          "44"       Other Crops
          "45"       Sugarcane
          "46"       Sweet Potatoes
          "47"       Misc Vegs & Fruits
          "48"       Watermelons
          "49"       Onions
          "50"       Cucumbers
          "51"       Chick Peas
          "52"       Lentils
          "53"       Peas
          "54"       Tomatoes
          "55"       Caneberries
          "56"       Hops
          "57"       Herbs
          "58"       Clover/Wildflowers
          "59"       Sod/Grass Seed
          "60"       Switchgrass

 Raster
 Attribute Domain Values and Definitions: NON-CROP 61-65

 Categorization Code   Land Cover
          "61"       Fallow/Idle Cropland
          "63"       Forest
          "64"       Shrubland
          "65"       Barren

 Raster
 Attribute Domain Values and Definitions: CROPS 66-80

 Categorization Code   Land Cover
          "66"       Cherries
          "67"       Peaches
          "68"       Apples
          "69"       Grapes
          "70"       Christmas Trees
          "71"       Other Tree Crops
          "72"       Citrus
          "74"       Pecans
          "75"       Almonds
          "76"       Walnuts
          "77"       Pears

 Raster
 Attribute Domain Values and Definitions: OTHER 81-109

 Categorization Code   Land Cover
          "81"       Clouds/No Data
          "82"       Developed
          "83"       Water
          "87"       Wetlands
          "88"       Nonag/Undefined
          "92"       Aquaculture

 Raster
 Attribute Domain Values and Definitions: NLCD-DERIVED CLASSES 110-195

 Categorization Code   Land Cover
         "111"       Open Water
         "112"       Perennial Ice/Snow
         "121"       Developed/Open Space
         "122"       Developed/Low Intensity
         "123"       Developed/Med Intensity
         "124"       Developed/High Intensity
         "131"       Barren
         "141"       Deciduous Forest
         "142"       Evergreen Forest
         "143"       Mixed Forest
         "152"       Shrubland
         "176"       Grassland/Pasture
         "190"       Woody Wetlands
         "195"       Herbaceous Wetlands

 Raster
 Attribute Domain Values and Definitions: CROPS 195-255

 Categorization Code   Land Cover
         "204"       Pistachios
         "205"       Triticale
         "206"       Carrots
         "207"       Asparagus
         "208"       Garlic
         "209"       Cantaloupes
         "210"       Prunes
         "211"       Olives
         "212"       Oranges
         "213"       Honeydew Melons
         "214"       Broccoli
         "215"       Avocados
         "216"       Peppers
         "217"       Pomegranates
         "218"       Nectarines
         "219"       Greens
         "220"       Plums
         "221"       Strawberries
         "222"       Squash
         "223"       Apricots
         "224"       Vetch
         "225"       Dbl Crop WinWht/Corn
         "226"       Dbl Crop Oats/Corn
         "227"       Lettuce
         "228"       Dbl Crop Triticale/Corn
         "229"       Pumpkins
         "230"       Dbl Crop Lettuce/Durum Wht
         "231"       Dbl Crop Lettuce/Cantaloupe
         "232"       Dbl Crop Lettuce/Cotton
         "233"       Dbl Crop Lettuce/Barley
         "234"       Dbl Crop Durum Wht/Sorghum
         "235"       Dbl Crop Barley/Sorghum
         "236"       Dbl Crop WinWht/Sorghum
         "237"       Dbl Crop Barley/Corn
         "238"       Dbl Crop WinWht/Cotton
         "239"       Dbl Crop Soybeans/Cotton
         "240"       Dbl Crop Soybeans/Oats
         "241"       Dbl Crop Corn/Soybeans
         "242"       Blueberries
         "243"       Cabbage
         "244"       Cauliflower
         "245"       Celery
         "246"       Radishes
         "247"       Turnips
         "248"       Eggplants
         "249"       Gourds
         "250"       Cranberries
         "254"       Dbl Crop Barley/Soybeans
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USDA, NASS Customer Service
Contact_Person: USDA, NASS Customer Service Staff
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 5038-S
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20250-9410
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 800-727-9540
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 855-493-0447
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: SM.NASS.RDD.GIB@usda.gov
Contact_Instructions:
Please visit the official website <https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Cropland/SARS1a.php> for distribution details. The Cropland Data Layer is available free for download at <https://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape/> and <https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/>. Distribution issues can also be directed to the NASS Customer Service Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.
Resource_Description: Cropland Data Layer - California 2019
Distribution_Liability:
Disclaimer: Users of the Cropland Data Layer (CDL) are solely responsible for interpretations made from these products. The CDL is provided 'as is' and the USDA, NASS does not warrant results you may obtain using the Cropland Data Layer. Contact our staff at (SM.NASS.RDD.GIB@usda.gov) if technical questions arise in the use of the CDL. NASS does maintain a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) section on the CDL website at <https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Cropland/SARS1a.php>.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: GEOTIFF
Format_Version_Date: 2019
Format_Information_Content: GEOTIFF
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <https://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape/>
Access_Instructions:
The CDL is available online and free for download from the CropScape website <https://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape/>. It is also available free for download from the Geospatial Data Gateway website <https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/>. See the 'Ordering Instructions' section of this metadata file for detailed Geospatial Data Gateway download instructions.
Fees:
Please visit the official website <https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Cropland/SARS1a.php> for distribution details. The Cropland Data Layer is available free for download at <https://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape/> and <https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/>. Distribution issues can also be directed to the NASS Customer Service Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.
Ordering_Instructions:
The CDL is available online and free for download from the CropScape website <https://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape/>. The Cropland Data Layer is also available free for download from the NRCS Geospatial Data Gateway at <https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/>. If you experience problems downloading all years of CDL data through the Geospatial Data Gateway then you can try to use the 'Direct Data Download' link in the lower right-hand corner of their webpage.
Custom_Order_Process:
For a list of other states and years of available data please visit: <https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Cropland/SARS1a.php>. The Cropland Data Layer is available free for download at <https://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape/> and <https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/>. Distribution issues can also be directed to the NASS Customer Service Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.
Technical_Prerequisites:
If the user does not have software capable of viewing GEOTIF (.tif) or ERDAS Imagine (.img) file formats then we suggest using the CropScape website <https://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape/>.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20200203
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USDA, NASS, Spatial Analysis Research Section
Contact_Person: USDA, NASS, Spatial Analysis Research Section Staff
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 5029 South Building
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20250-2001
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 800-727-9540
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 855-493-0447
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: SM.NASS.RDD.GIB@usda.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Access_Constraints: No restrictions on the distribution or use of the metadata file
Metadata_Use_Constraints: No restrictions on the distribution or use of the metadata file

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