Abstract
In the past decade, numerous studies have demonstrated the potential of satellite remote sensing for providing accurate timely crop area information. This study assessed the impact of Landsat data acquisition history on classification and area estimation accuracy of corn and soybeans in the U.S. Corn Belt. The results illustrate the importance of selecting Landsat acquisitions based on spectral differences in crops at certain development stages. Although early season information can provide estimates of total corn and soybean areas, acquisitions from about emergence and after tasseling of the corn seem to provide a minimal set for accurate identification of corn and soybeans in the U.S. Corn Belt. Additional acquisitions provide only marginally greater separability for corn and soybeans.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 123-128 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Remote Sensing of Environment |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 1982 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:*This research was sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center (Contract NAS9~15466). Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station Journal Paper No. 8390. lCurrently with Technicolor Graphics at the EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls, S. Dakota.