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    • Cropland Data Layer

    Metadata Updated: May 8, 2025

    The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Cropland Data Layer (CDL) is an annual raster, geo-referenced, crop-specific land cover data layer produced using satellite imagery and extensive agricultural ground reference data. The program began in 1997 with limited coverage and in 2008 forward expanded coverage to the entire Continental United States. Please note that no farmer reported data are derivable from the Cropland Data Layer.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: Creative Commons CCZero

    Downloads & Resources

    References

    https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Cropland/SARS1a.php

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date May 8, 2025
    Data Update Frequency R/P1Y

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from USDA JSON

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date May 8, 2025
    Publisher National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department of Agriculture
    Maintainer
    Identifier USDA-NASS-00004
    Data First Published 2025-02-27
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2025-03-24
    Rights true
    Category geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Data Update Frequency R/P1Y
    Bureau Code 000:00
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Data Quality True
    Data Dictionary https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Cropland/metadata/meta.php
    Data Dictionary Type text/html
    Harvest Object Id ce9a47fc-855b-477d-a921-aeed1949cc00
    Harvest Source Id d3fafa34-0cb9-48f1-ab1d-5b5fdc783806
    Harvest Source Title USDA JSON
    Homepage URL https://croplandcros.scinet.usda.gov/
    License http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial Continental United States
    Program Code 000:000
    Related Documents https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Cropland/SARS1a.php
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 4d8525d5498e2a4fa32cad5ea45ea435f8b6bb18dc33aa9d0b113f56c63dbd60
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 1997-01-01/2024-12-31

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