Global Agricultural Lands: Croplands, 2000

Description

The Global Croplands data set represents the proportion of land areas used as cropland (land used for the cultivation of food) in the year 2000. Satellite data from Modetate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre (SPOT) Image Vegetation sensors were combined with agricultural inventory data to create a global data set. The visual presentation of these data demonstrates the extent to which human land use for agriculture has changed the Earth and in which areas this change is most intense. The data were compiled by Navin Ramankutty et al. (2008) and distributed by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.7927%2FH4C8276G
22 Sample browse graphic of the data set. https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/downloads/maps/aglands/aglands-croplands-2000/aglands-croplands-2000-global-thumbnail.jpg
21 Data Download Page https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/aglands-croplands-2000/data-download
21 Maps Download Page https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/aglands-croplands-2000/maps
21 Web Map Service Page https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/aglands-croplands-2000/maps/services
21 Data Set Overview Page https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/aglands-croplands-2000

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  • ecosystems
  • biosphere
  • earth-science

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