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: 20181219
Title:
USDA NASS Disaster Analysis 2017 Event - Northern California Wildfires (Wine Country)
Edition:
USDA NASS Disaster Analysis 2017 Event - Northern California Wildfires (Wine Country)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:
USDA, NASS Marketing and Information Services Office, Washington, D.C.
Publisher: USDA, NASS
Other_Citation_Details:
The USDA NASS monitors the impact of natural disasters on US agriculture in near real-time using remotely sensed data and geospatial techniques. The first test case is detailed in the following papers <https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Disaster-Analysis/2018/Hurricane-Michael/Flood_Monitoring_Methodology_Paper.pdf> and <https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Cropland/docs/Boryan_IGARSS2018%20_Flood.pdf>.
Online_Linkage:
<https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Disaster-Analysis/>
Description:
Abstract:
A series of wildfires broke out in Northern California in October 2017. Wildfires included the Atlas, Nuns, Tubbs, Pocket, and Redwood wildfires which occurred between October 8, 2017 and October 31, 2017. The United States Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) responded to inquiries regarding the extent of cropland, specifically grapes, affected by the fires in near real-time. Active fire location data from USDA Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Center and Cal Fire, along with the NASS Cropland Data Layer, were used to determine fire burn scars in the Mendocino, Sonoma, and Napa Counties, California. This analysis was completed and distributed to the Agricultural Statistics Board on October 19, 2017. The official website <https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Disaster-Analysis/> provides graphics, a downloadable shapefile, and metadata as available.
Purpose:
Agricultural disaster monitoring is important for food security and economic stability. Using remotely sensed data and geospatial techniques provides an additional tool for the USDA NASS to use in evaluating a disaster's impact on US agriculture.
Supplemental_Information:
LIST OF INPUTS
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Fire Data
Active Fire Location Data October 13 - 19, 2017
Accessed October 19, 2017
Obtained From: USDA Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Center:
https://fsapps.nwcg.gov/afm/gisdata.php
California Statewide Fire Perimeters
Accessed October 19, 2017
Obtained From: Cal Fire: http://www.fire.ca.gov/general/firemaps
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Land Cover Inputs
NASS 2016 Cropland Data Layer (planted acres)
Obtained From: CropScape: https://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape/
Disclaimer: These data are not official NASS estimates.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20171013
Ending_Date: 20171019
Currentness_Reference: October 2017
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.320665
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.126491
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.400617
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.224985
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:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: crop cover
Theme_Keyword: cropland
Theme_Keyword: agriculture
Theme_Keyword: farming
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: 2017
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
The USDA NASS Disaster Analysis data are provided to the public as is and are considered public domain and free to redistribute. The USDA, NASS does not warrant any conclusions drawn from these data. These data are not official NASS estimates.
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: HQ_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/>; ERDAS Imagine is used in the analysis and post-processing of all raster-based data. ESRI ArcGIS is used to prepare all vector-based data and to create graphics.