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 the conditions affecting food security in the world. Regional analysts use a Geographic Information System (GIS) to collect market intelligence, and forecast reliable global production numbers for grains, oil seeds and cotton.
The metadata explorer is a tool for searching and browsing of their GIS data inventory. Users can search by geographic extent, content type, content theme or keyword, or browse through all of the available metadata documents. With the metadata you find to decide whether the data it describes fits your needs.
Data categories for searching include:
-Agricultural Regions -Lakes and Reservoirs -Land Cover -Precipitation -Snow -Soil Moisture -Temperature
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Description:
USDA Crop Explorer: Global Crop Condition and Commodity Production Analysis from the USDA/Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division (PECAD)
Service Citation
Originators:
USDA Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division (PECAD)
Title:
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Metadata Explorer
Provider:
USDA/FAS
URL:
http://www.pecad.fas.usda.gov/cropexplorer/
Name:
USDA PRODUCTION ESTIMATES AND CROP ASSESSMENT DIVISION
Phone:
(202) 720-0888
Fax:
(202) 720-8880
Email:
pecad at fas.usda.gov
Contact Address:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Room 6053, South Building Stop 1045 City:
Washington D.C.
Postal Code:
20250
Country:
USA
Distribution Media
Distribution_Media:
Online
Fees:
No fees
Personnel
BOB
BALDWIN
Role:
SERF AUTHOR
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
1-202-720-1860
Fax:
1-202-720-1295
Email:
bob.baldwin at usda.gov
Contact Address:
USDA
Foreign Agricultural Service
CMP-PECAD, MS 1045-S
1400 Independence Avenue, SW City:
Washington
Province or State:
DC
Postal Code:
20250
Country:
USA
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date:
2005-02-10
SERF Last Revision Date:
2010-11-17
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