The 2007 Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Irrigated Agriculture 250-Meter Dataset for the Conterminous United States (MIrAD-US)

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Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 201504
Title:
The 2007 Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Irrigated Agriculture 250-Meter Dataset for the Conterminous United States (MIrAD-US)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Spatial distribution of irrigated lands
Issue_Identification: Version 1
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Sioux Falls, SD
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details:
References: Pervez, M.S. and Brown, J.F., (2010), Mapping irrigated lands at 250-m scale by merging MODIS data and national agricultural statistics, Remote Sensing, 2(10), 2388-2412; doi:10.3390/rs2102388. Available online at <http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/2/10/2388/>.
Online_Linkage: <http://earlywarning.usgs.gov/USirrigation/>
Description:
Abstract:
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Irrigated Agriculture Dataset for the United States (MIrAD-US) product was produced by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center with funding from the USGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program. A primary objective was to identify and map irrigated agricultural areas to factor into water quality studies and drought monitoring investigations.
The spatial distribution of irrigated lands across the conterminous United States was mapped for the year 2012 at 250-m spatial resolution. The validation of MIrAD-US is a challenge because no other single-source current datasets are available at a national scale for comparison. Thus, this dataset should be considered provisional until a formal accuracy assessment can be completed. The product update is planned for every 5 years, synchronized with the update of the Census of Agriculture by the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) but contingent upon availability of eMODIS data and funding.
Purpose:
The goal of this project is to provide the USGS and other researchers with complete and consistent public domain information on the spatial distribution of irrigated lands across the conterminous United States.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20120101
Ending_Date: 20121231
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
Every 5 years, synchronized with the update of USDA Census of Agriculture; also contingent upon availability of eMODIS data and funding.
Spatial_Domain:
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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -128.530059
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.394649
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 51.771338
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 22.479392
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Irrigation
Theme_Keyword: Agriculture
Theme_Keyword: Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
Theme_Keyword: MODIS
Theme_Keyword: Expedited Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
Theme_Keyword: eMODIS
Theme_Keyword: Remote Sensing
Theme_Keyword: Land Cover
Theme_Keyword: Map of irrigated lands
Theme_Keyword: Drought
Theme_Keyword: USDA Census of Agriculture
Theme_Keyword: Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium
Theme_Keyword: MRLC
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: Environmental Protection Agency
Theme_Keyword: EPA
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Theme_Keyword: USDA
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Forest Service
Theme_Keyword: USFS
Theme_Keyword: National Park Service
Theme_Keyword: NPS
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Theme_Keyword: USFWS
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Forest Service
Theme_Keyword: USFS
Theme_Keyword: Bureau of Land Managemen
Theme_Keyword: BLM
Theme_Keyword: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Theme_Keyword: NRCS
Place:
Place_Keyword: Conterminous United States
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword: 2012
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There is no guarantee of warranty concerning the accuracy of the data. Users should be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since this dataset was collected and that some parts of this data may no longer represent actual surface conditions. Users should not use this data for critical applications without a full awareness of its limitations. Acknowledgement of the originating agencies would be appreciated in products derived from these data. Any user who modifies the data is obligated to describe the types of modifications they perform. The user specifically agrees not to misrepresent the data, nor to imply that changes made were approved or endorsed by the U.S. Geological Survey. Please refer to <http://www.usgs.gov/privacy.html> for the USGS disclaimer.
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Address: U.S. Geological Survey
Address: Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Address: 47914 252nd Street
City: Sioux Falls
State_or_Province: SD
Postal_Code: 57198-0001
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605/594-6151
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1/800/252-4547
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The USGS point of contact is for questions related to the data display, download from this Web site, and eMODIS data content or quality.
For questions regarding land cover, refer to: <http://www.mrlc.gov>.
Questions relating to USDA NASS census data refer to: <http://www.agcensus.usda.gov>.
For questions relating to data content and quality of MODIS NDVI, refer to: <http//modis-land.gsfc.nasa.gov>.
Data_Set_Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
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Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report: N/A
Completeness_Report:
No formal validation of the irrigated agricultural lands at a national scale has been done to date. The validation of this map is a challenge because no other single source datasets are available at a national scale for comparison.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 201409
Title:
The 2012 Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Irrigated Agriculture 250-Meter Dataset for the Conterminous United States (MIrAD-US)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 201201
Ending_Date: 2001212
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: BLM, eMODIS, EPA, FWS, MRLC, NRCS, USDA NASS, USFS, USGS
Source_Contribution:
The eMODIS time-series data set used in this research was created at the USGS EROS Center through funding from the USGS Land Remote Sensing Program. Data are made avaialble through the Earth Explorer site at <http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov>.
The 2012 National Land Cover Database was produced through a cooperative project conducted by the Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium. The MRLC Consortium is a partnership of federal agencies, consisting of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), the National Park Service (NPS), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The database is available online at <http://www.mrlc.gov>.
The county irrigated area statistics were obtained from the 2012 USDA Census of Agriculture. The Census of Agriculture, taken every 5 years, is a complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. The Census looks at land use and ownership, operator characteristics, production practices, income and expenditures, and many other areas. The Census was conducted by the National Agricultural Statics Service (NASS) and is available online at <http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/>.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The overall concepts guiding the MIrAD-US mapping approach are as follows:
a. Irrigated crops should have higher peak Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) values than non-irrigated crops.
b. The spectral values (and consequently, the NDVI) of irrigated and non-irrigated crops ought to be similar in seasons with optimum precipitation. Severe drought conditions will maximize the difference between irrigated and non-irrigated crops. The annual period with the most severe and widespread drought conditions should be selected for the model.
c. The growing season peak NDVI, whenever it occurs, is preferred as opposed to choosing a specific time period, because the peak greenness time varies for each crop and for each geographic region of the United States.
The MIrAD-US model was developed and applied in ARC GIS 10.2 and Python scripting based on three input datasets:
(1) 250-m spatial resolution eMODIS annual maximum vegetation index data,
(2) county irrigation summary statistics of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Census of Agriculture, and
(3) an agriculture land cover mask based on the 2011 NLCD. The model was run for each individual county and the results merged for all counties.
The model steps were implemented as follows:
a. An agriculture land cover mask was derived from the NLCD; only 250-m cells categorized as dominated by class 81 [Pasture/Hay] and 82 [Cultivated Crops] were included from the mask application.
b. The annual peak eMODIS NDVI values and corresponding cell counts were extracted for the agriculture lands only using agriculture land cover mask.
c. Annual peak NDVI values and related cell counts were sorted in descending order.
d. The total area was calculated for each peak NDVI value and then accumulated in descending order.
e. The accumulated area for each peak NDVI was compared with the irrigated acreage reported by the USDA Census of Agriculture.
f. When the total accumulated area computed for the peak NDVI cells was closest to, and just barely greater than, the area reported by the USDA Census of Agriculture, then that peak NDVI value from the descending list was selected as the peak NDVI threshold used to identify irrigated cells.
g. In a final post-processing step, all single 250-m irrigated pixels are filtered from the irrigated map based on the assumption that most irrigation in the United States is found in fields which are larger than 250 m. Therefore, this methodology may not capture very small, isolated irrigated fields.
Process_Date: 2014
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jesslyn F. Brown
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: U.S. Geological Survey
Address: Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Address: 47914 252nd Street
City: Sioux Falls
State_or_Province: SD
Postal_Code: 57198-0001
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605/594-6003
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: n/a
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605/594-6529
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jfbrown@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1600 CT, M - F (-6h CST/-5h CDT GMT)
Contact_Instructions:
The USGS point of contact is for questions related to the MIrAD data processing and quality.
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Row_Count: 11556
Column_Count: 18348
Vertical_Count: 1
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The USGS point of contact is for questions related to the data display and download from this Web site.
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Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the USGS, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the USGS regarding the use of the data on any other system, nor does the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Data may have been compiled from various outside sources. Spatial information may not meet National Map Accuracy Standards. This information may be updated without notification. The USGS shall not be liable for any activity involving these data, installation, fitness of the data for a particular purpose, its use, or analyses results.
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