2023 North Carolina Cropland Data Layer | USDA NASS

Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
Publication_Date: 20240131
Title: 2023 North Carolina Cropland Data Layer | USDA NASS
Edition: 2023 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 CroplandCROS <https://croplandcros.scinet.usda.gov/>. The data is also available free for download through the Geospatial Data Gateway at <https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/>.
Online_Linkage: <https://croplandcros.scinet.usda.gov/>
Description:
Abstract:
The USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer (CDL) is a raster, geo-referenced, crop-specific land cover data layer. The 2023 CDL has a ground resolution of 30 meters. The CDL is produced using satellite imagery from Landsat 8 and 9 OLI/TIRS and ESA SENTINEL-2A and -2B 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 2019 (NLCD 2019) and the tree canopy data layer from the NLCD 2016.
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:
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, 2023 North Carolina Cropland Data Layer

CLASSIFICATION INPUTS:
LANDSAT 8 DATE 20220921 PATH/ORBIT 015
LANDSAT 8 DATE 20221005 PATH/ORBIT 017
LANDSAT 8 DATE 20221021 PATH/ORBIT 017
LANDSAT 8 DATE 20230510 PATH/ORBIT 016
LANDSAT 8 DATE 20230512 PATH/ORBIT 014
LANDSAT 8 DATE 20230731 PATH/ORBIT 014

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LANDSAT 9 DATE 20220922 PATH/ORBIT 014
LANDSAT 9 DATE 20220927 PATH/ORBIT 017
LANDSAT 9 DATE 20221004 PATH/ORBIT 018
LANDSAT 9 DATE 20221006 PATH/ORBIT 016
LANDSAT 9 DATE 20230418 PATH/ORBIT 014
LANDSAT 9 DATE 20230511 PATH/ORBIT 015
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LANDSAT 9 DATE 20230605 PATH/ORBIT 014
LANDSAT 9 DATE 20230617 PATH/ORBIT 018
LANDSAT 9 DATE 20230628 PATH/ORBIT 015
LANDSAT 9 DATE 20230905 PATH/ORBIT 018
LANDSAT 9 DATE 20230916 PATH/ORBIT 015

USGS, NATIONAL ELEVATION DATASET
USGS, NATIONAL LAND COVER DATABASE 2016 TREE CANOPY
USGS, NATIONAL LAND COVER DATABASE 2019 IMPERVIOUSNESS
USDA, NASS CROPLAND DATA LAYERS 2017-2022

SENTINEL 2A DATE 20220923 PATH/ORBIT 140
SENTINEL 2A DATE 20221007 PATH/ORBIT 054
SENTINEL 2A DATE 20221020 PATH/ORBIT 097
SENTINEL 2A DATE 20230411 PATH/ORBIT 140
SENTINEL 2A DATE 20230418 PATH/ORBIT 097
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SENTINEL 2A DATE 20230905 PATH/ORBIT 097

SENTINEL 2B DATE 20220922 PATH/ORBIT 054
SENTINEL 2B DATE 20221005 PATH/ORBIT 097
SENTINEL 2B DATE 20221015 PATH/ORBIT 097
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SENTINEL 2B DATE 20230818 PATH/ORBIT 054
SENTINEL 2B DATE 20230907 PATH/ORBIT 054

TRAINING AND VALIDATION:
USDA, FARM SERVICE AGENCY 2023 COMMON LAND UNIT DATA
USGS, NATIONAL LAND COVER DATABASE 2019
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: 20221001
Ending_Date: 20231231
Currentness_Reference: 2023 growing season
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -84.3901
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.5804
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.6131
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.7564
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NGDA Portfolio Themes
Theme_Keyword: National Geospatial Data Asset
Theme_Keyword: Land Use Land Cover Theme
Theme_Keyword: NGDA
Theme_Keyword: NGDA109
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: ESA SENTINEL-2
Theme_Keyword: Landsat
Theme_Keyword: CroplandCROS
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Place_Keyword:
Continent > North America > United States of America > North Carolina
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: North Carolina
Place_Keyword: NC
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 2023
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 CroplandCROS <https://croplandcros.scinet.usda.gov/>.
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 10 Enterprise; ERDAS Imagine Version 2018 <https://www.hexagongeospatial.com/>; ESRI ArcGIS Version 10.8 and ArcGIS Pro 3.1.3 <https://www.esri.com/>; Rulequest See5.0 Release 2.11a <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 (pre-2007) 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:
If the following table does not display properly, then please visit this internet site <https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Cropland/metadata/meta.php> to view the original metadata file. 
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2023 North Carolina Cropland Data Layer
STATEWIDE AGRICULTURAL ACCURACY REPORT

Crop-specific covers only             *Correct  Accuracy       Error      Kappa
-------------------------              -------   --------     ------      -----
FSA Crops                              397,732      77.8%      22.2%      0.716

Cover                     Attribute   *Correct Producer's   Omission                User's Commission     Cond'l
Type                           Code     Pixels   Accuracy      Error      Kappa   Accuracy      Error      Kappa
----                           ----     ------   --------      -----      -----   --------      -----      -----
Corn                              1    119,234      88.5%      11.5%      0.867      90.7%       9.3%      0.892
Cotton                            2     43,900      79.6%      20.4%      0.785      90.1%       9.9%      0.895
Rice                              3          3      18.8%      81.3%      0.187     100.0%       0.0%      1.000
Sorghum                           4        342      18.4%      81.6%      0.183      71.4%      28.6%      0.713
Soybeans                          5    151,101      85.1%      14.9%      0.817      83.7%      16.3%      0.801
Sunflower                         6          9       6.6%      93.4%      0.066      39.1%      60.9%      0.391
Peanuts                          10     12,223      76.9%      23.1%      0.766      94.4%       5.6%      0.943
Tobacco                          11      2,247      65.8%      34.2%      0.657      86.3%      13.7%      0.862
Sweet Corn                       12         38      25.5%      74.5%      0.255      82.6%      17.4%      0.826
Pop or Orn Corn                  13          1       4.8%      95.2%      0.048      50.0%      50.0%      0.500
Barley                           21          9       5.2%      94.8%      0.052      64.3%      35.7%      0.643
Spring Wheat                     23          0       0.0%     100.0%      0.000       n/a        n/a        n/a
Winter Wheat                     24        875      23.4%      76.6%      0.233      67.5%      32.5%      0.673
Dbl Crop WinWht/Soybeans         26     47,875      82.9%      17.1%      0.818      84.3%      15.7%      0.833
Rye                              27        195      24.8%      75.2%      0.248      63.7%      36.3%      0.637
Oats                             28         37      10.4%      89.6%      0.104      48.1%      51.9%      0.480
Millet                           29        134      21.1%      78.9%      0.211      67.7%      32.3%      0.677
Canola                           31          3      16.7%      83.3%      0.167     100.0%       0.0%      1.000
Rape Seed                        34         37      36.3%      63.7%      0.363      69.8%      30.2%      0.698
Alfalfa                          36         45      20.8%      79.2%      0.208      63.4%      36.6%      0.634
Other Hay/Non Alfalfa            37      9,892      42.5%      57.5%      0.414      56.7%      43.3%      0.557
Sugarbeets                       41          0       0.0%     100.0%      0.000       n/a        n/a        n/a
Dry Beans                        42         33      30.3%      69.7%      0.303      82.5%      17.5%      0.825
Potatoes                         43         78      39.8%      60.2%      0.398      66.1%      33.9%      0.661
Other Crops                      44          9       5.6%      94.4%      0.056      39.1%      60.9%      0.391
Sweet Potatoes                   46      3,071      73.3%      26.7%      0.732      90.1%       9.9%      0.901
Misc Vegs & Fruits               47          0       0.0%     100.0%      0.000       n/a        n/a        n/a
Watermelons                      48        238      36.4%      63.6%      0.364      74.4%      25.6%      0.744
Onions                           49          0       0.0%     100.0%      0.000       0.0%     100.0%      0.000
Cucumbers                        50          6       5.6%      94.4%      0.056      60.0%      40.0%      0.600
Peas                             53          4       5.3%      94.7%      0.053      40.0%      60.0%      0.400
Tomatoes                         54         10      17.5%      82.5%      0.175      50.0%      50.0%      0.500
Herbs                            57         42      21.8%      78.2%      0.218      84.0%      16.0%      0.840
Clover/Wildflowers               58          0       0.0%     100.0%      0.000       n/a        n/a        n/a
Sod/Grass Seed                   59      1,202      51.1%      48.9%      0.510      74.9%      25.1%      0.749
Switchgrass                      60          0       0.0%     100.0%      0.000       n/a        n/a        n/a
Fallow/Idle Cropland             61      1,925      25.5%      74.5%      0.252      47.8%      52.2%      0.474
Peaches                          67         35      38.9%      61.1%      0.389      58.3%      41.7%      0.583
Apples                           68        389      64.5%      35.5%      0.645      79.9%      20.1%      0.799
Grapes                           69         30      31.9%      68.1%      0.319      56.6%      43.4%      0.566
Christmas Trees                  70         39      14.6%      85.4%      0.145      62.9%      37.1%      0.629
Other Tree Crops                 71         18      24.7%      75.3%      0.247      62.1%      37.9%      0.621
Pecans                           74          1       1.6%      98.4%      0.016     100.0%       0.0%      1.000
Pears                            77          0       0.0%     100.0%      0.000       n/a        n/a        n/a
Aquaculture                      92          0       0.0%     100.0%      0.000       n/a        n/a        n/a
Open Water                      111      8,535      91.7%       8.3%      0.916      90.5%       9.5%      0.904
Developed/Open Space            121     38,966      99.0%       1.0%      0.989      80.0%      20.0%      0.791
Developed/Low Intensity         122     18,674      99.5%       0.5%      0.995      84.3%      15.7%      0.840
Developed/Med Intensity         123      8,259      99.9%       0.1%      0.999      91.7%       8.3%      0.916
Developed/High Intensity        124      2,755     100.0%       0.0%      1.000      97.9%       2.1%      0.979
Barren                          131        500      47.2%      52.8%      0.471      62.0%      38.0%      0.620
Deciduous Forest                141     89,799      82.0%      18.0%      0.794      74.4%      25.6%      0.711
Evergreen Forest                142     51,564      70.4%      29.6%      0.676      63.7%      36.3%      0.607
Mixed Forest                    143     30,076      49.4%      50.6%      0.465      57.3%      42.7%      0.544
Shrubland                       152      3,918      27.3%      72.7%      0.265      38.3%      61.7%      0.373
Grassland/Pasture               176     27,561      65.1%      34.9%      0.631      53.8%      46.2%      0.517
Woody Wetlands                  190     56,326      77.3%      22.7%      0.753      70.8%      29.2%      0.684
Herbaceous Wetlands             195      3,297      47.0%      53.0%      0.468      66.7%      33.3%      0.665
Triticale                       205          3       3.5%      96.5%      0.035      20.0%      80.0%      0.200
Cantaloupes                     209         21      55.3%      44.7%      0.553      84.0%      16.0%      0.840
Broccoli                        214          0       0.0%     100.0%      0.000       n/a        n/a        n/a
Peppers                         216         10      13.7%      86.3%      0.137      83.3%      16.7%      0.833
Greens                          219          0       0.0%     100.0%      0.000       n/a        n/a        n/a
Strawberries                    221          0       0.0%     100.0%      0.000       0.0%     100.0%      0.000
Squash                          222          2       2.0%      98.0%      0.020      22.2%      77.8%      0.222
Dbl Crop WinWht/Corn            225        352      32.2%      67.8%      0.322      72.0%      28.0%      0.720
Dbl Crop Oats/Corn              226         14       7.4%      92.6%      0.074      29.2%      70.8%      0.292
Dbl Crop Triticale/Corn         228        704      58.5%      41.5%      0.585      78.5%      21.5%      0.785
Pumpkins                        229         74      38.7%      61.3%      0.387      75.5%      24.5%      0.755
Dbl Crop WinWht/Sorghum         236         49      17.4%      82.6%      0.174      55.1%      44.9%      0.550
Dbl Crop Barley/Corn            237        463      53.7%      46.3%      0.536      70.3%      29.7%      0.702
Dbl Crop WinWht/Cotton          238         39      24.5%      75.5%      0.245      92.9%       7.1%      0.929
Dbl Crop Soybeans/Oats          240        182      12.7%      87.3%      0.127      67.7%      32.3%      0.676
Blueberries                     242        130      43.5%      56.5%      0.435      63.4%      36.6%      0.634
Cabbage                         243          3       4.1%      95.9%      0.041      60.0%      40.0%      0.600
Eggplants                       248          0       0.0%     100.0%      0.000       0.0%     100.0%      0.000
Dbl Crop Barley/Soybeans        254        356      36.9%      63.1%      0.368      83.6%      16.4%      0.836

*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. 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. 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 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).
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: European Space Agency (ESA)
Publication_Date: 2023
Title: SENTINEL-2
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: European Commission, Brussels (Belgium)
Publisher: Copernicus - European Commission
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 2023 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: 20221001
Ending_Date: 20231231
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:
United States Geological Survey (USGS), Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS)
Publication_Date: 2023
Title:
Landsat 8 and 9 Operational Land Imager and Thermal Infrared Sensor (OLI/TIRS)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57198-001
Publisher: USGS, EROS
Other_Citation_Details:
The Landsat 8 and 9 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: 20221001
Ending_Date: 20231231
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Landsat 8 and Landsat 9
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
Publication_Date: 2009
Title: The National Elevation Dataset (NED)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57198 USA
Publisher: USGS, EROS Data Center
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
Publication_Date: 2021
Title: National Land Cover Database 2019 (NLCD 2019)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57198 USA
Publisher: USGS, EROS Data Center
Other_Citation_Details:
The NLCD 2019 land cover was used as ground training and validation for non-agricultural categories. Additionally, the USGS NLCD 2019 Imperviousness layer was used as ancillary data sources in the Cropland Data Layer classification process. The Tree Canopy data was not available with the NLCD 2019, so the NLCD 2016 Tree Canopy data was used as an ancillary input. More information on the NLCD 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.
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Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NLCD
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)
Publication_Date: 2023
Title: USDA, FSA Common Land Unit (CLU)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Salt Lake City, Utah 84119-2020 USA
Publisher: USDA, FSA Aerial Photography Field Office
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
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Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2023
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
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
OVERVIEW: FOR MORE TECHNICAL DETAILS AND PROGRAM HISTORY: <https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Cropland/sarsfaqs2.php> 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 (pre-2007) 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 Landsat 8 and 9 OLI/TIRS and ESA SENTINEL-2A and -2B 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 2019 (NLCD 2019) and the tree canopy data layer from the NLCD 2016. 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 CroplandCROS <https://croplandcros.scinet.usda.gov/> and the Geospatial Data Gateway <https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/>. Please note that in no case are farmer reported data revealed or derivable from the public use Cropland Data Layer.
Process_Date: 2023
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: North Carolina
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Column_Count: 26848
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Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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Albers Conical Equal Area as used by mrlc.gov (NLCD). FOR GEOSPATIAL DATA GATEWAY USERS: Due to technical restrictions, the downloadable CDL data available on the Geospatial Data Gateway <https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/> can only be offered as Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM), Spheroid WGS84, Datum WGS84.
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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, 2023 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://croplandcros.scinet.usda.gov/> 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 - North Carolina 2023
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 maintains a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) section at <https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Cropland/SARS1a.php>.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
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Format_Name: GEOTIFF
Format_Version_Date: 2023
Format_Information_Content: GEOTIFF
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <https://croplandcros.scinet.usda.gov/>
Access_Instructions:
The CDL is available online and free for download at CroplandCROS <https://croplandcros.scinet.usda.gov/> and the Geospatial Data Gateway <https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/>.
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://croplandcros.scinet.usda.gov/> 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 at CroplandCROS <https://croplandcros.scinet.usda.gov/>, the Geospatial Data Gateway <https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/>, and the NASS CDL website <https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Cropland/Release/>. Distribution questions can 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 CroplandCROS <https://croplandcros.scinet.usda.gov/>.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20240131
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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
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Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
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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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