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USDA Crop Explorer: Global Crop Condition and Commodity Production Analysis from the USDA/Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division (PECAD)
Entry ID: USDA0557

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Summary
Abstract: The Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division (PECAD) of USDA's Foreign
Agricultural Service (FAS) is responsible for global crop condition assessments
and estimates of area, yield, and production for grains, oilseeds, and cotton.
The primary mission of PECAD is to produce the most objective and accurate
assessment of the global agricultural production outlook and ... View entire text
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Description: Access to Crop Explorer
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 70.0   S: -60.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: USDA FAS
Dataset Title: Global Crop Condition and Commodity Production Analysis from the USDA/Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division (PECAD)
Dataset Release Date: 2001
Dataset Release Place: Washington, D.C.
Dataset Publisher: USDA/FAS
Online Resource: http://www.pecad.fas.usda.gov/cropexplorer/
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1981-01-01
Location Keywords
CONTINENT > AFRICA > SOUTHERN AFRICA > SOUTH AFRICA
CONTINENT > ASIA > WESTERN ASIA > ARMENIA
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 1/8 mesh grids
Longitude Resolution: 1/8 mesh grids
Temporal Resolution: daily, monthly, decadal
Science Keywords
AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL PLANT SCIENCE > CROP/PLANT YIELDS Parameter Definition
AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT Parameter Definition
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Platform
GROUND STATIONS Ancillary Description
DMSP > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Ancillary Description
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Quality # GPS surface elevation profiles for the Amery Ice Shelf for various campaigns
# 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005/6
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# The raw GPS data were collected under Australian Antarctic Science Advisory Committee (ASAC) funding
# to PI Richard Coleman.

# The data processing was as described in the paper below. Briefly, these are
# 1995: in Leica Ski software, ... View entire text
Access Constraints These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ASAC_2581 when using these data.
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: 6.8 MB
Distribution Format: Excel, .llh, text
Fees: Free
Personnel
RICHARD COLEMAN
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: +61 3 6226 2108
Fax: +61 3 6224 0282
Email: Richard.Coleman at utas.edu.au
Contact Address:
Centre for Spatial Information Science
School of Geography and Environmental Studies
University of Tasmania
Private Bag 76
City: Hobart
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7001
Country: Australia
Publications/References
King, M.A., R. Coleman, A. Freemantle, H.A. Fricker, R.S. Hurd, B. Legresy, L. Padman and R. Warner (2009), A 4-decade record of elevation change of the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica., Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, F01010, doi:doi:10.1029/2008JF001094
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2005-03-02
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-04-04

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