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

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The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Irrigated Agriculture Dataset for the United States (MIrAD-US) product was produced by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center with funding from the Geographic Analysis and Monitoring program. A primary objective was to identify and map irrigated agricultural areas to factor into drought monitoring investigations. The spatial distribution of irrigated lands across the conterminous United States was mapped for the year 2007 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 but contingent upon availability of MODIS data and funding.
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U.S. Geological Survey
Content date:
20070101, 20071231
Citation:
http://earlywarning.usgs.gov/USirrigation/

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/. Brown, J.F., Pervez, M.S., and Maxwell, S., 2009, Mapping irrigated lands across the United States using MODIS satellite imagery. in Thenkabail, P.S., and others, eds., Remote sensing of global croplands for food security: Boca Raton, Taylor & Francis, p. 177-198.
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250 m
Contact Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey
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not specified
Use Constraints:
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be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since this dataset was collected and that some parts of this data may no longer represent actual surface conditions.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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agriculture, usda census of agriculture, drought, map of irrigated lands, moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (modis), irrigation, remote sensing, land cover
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