CropScape - Cropland Data Layer

The geospatial data product called the Cropland Data Layer (CDL) is hosted on CropScape (https://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape/). The CDL is a raster, geo-referenced, crop-specific land cover data layer created annually for the continental United States using moderate resolution satellite imagery and extensive agricultural ground truth.

Data and Resources

Field Value
Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • ckan
  • geo
  • geoss
  • national
  • north-america
  • united-states
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license_title Creative Commons CCZero
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maintainer Spatial Analysis Research Section
maintainer_email nass@nass.usda.gov
metadata_created 2025-12-01T05:42:06.241190
metadata_modified 2025-12-01T05:42:06.241193
notes The geospatial data product called the Cropland Data Layer (CDL) is hosted on CropScape (https://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape/). The CDL is a raster, geo-referenced, crop-specific land cover data layer created annually for the continental United States using moderate resolution satellite imagery and extensive agricultural ground truth.
num_resources 3
num_tags 8
title CropScape - Cropland Data Layer