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Crop identification and acreage measurement utilizing erts imagery. [missouri, kansa, idaho, and south dakota
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Wigton, W. H. Vonsteen, D. H. |
| Copyright Year | 1974 |
| Description | The Statistical Reporting Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is evaluating ERTS-1 imagery as a potential tool for estimating crop acreage. A main data source for the estimates is obtained by enumerating small land parcels that have been randomly selected from the total U.S. land area. These small parcels are being used as ground observations in this investigation. The test sites are located in Missouri, Kansas, Idaho, and South Dakota. The major crops of interest are wheat, cotton, corn, soybeans, sugar beets, potatoes, oats, alfalfa, and grain sorghum. Some of the crops are unique to a given site while others are common in two or three states. This provides an opportunity to observe crops grown under different conditions. Results for the Missouri test site are presented. Results of temporal overlays, unequal prior probabilities, and sample classifiers are discussed. The amount of improvement that each technique contributes is shown in terms of overall performance. The results show that useful information for making crop acreage estimates can be obtained from ERTS-1 data. |
| File Size | 11656046 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19740022599 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6838kc7b |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1974-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Geophysics Classifications Earth Resources Program South Dakota Missouri Agriculture Farm Crops Kansas Farmlands Land Use Idaho Crop Identification Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |