Exploring continuous corn cropping patterns and their relationship with geographic factors

Weiguo Han, Liping Di, Ali L. Yagci, Zhengwei Yang

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Abstract

Continuous cropping is one of main planting methods in the cropping systems. Discovering the continuous planting patterns and their relationship with geographic factors is a very meaningful research subject to support agricultural decision making. The Cropland Data Layer (CDL) data is one of useful land cover data resources to study the crop planting patterns of any area of interest in the Contiguous United States. In this paper, the CDL data of Iowa for the years of 2006-2012 are retrieved directly from CropScape, and planting patterns of continuous corn cropping is discovered from these CDL files. The raster layer of these planting patterns will be overlaid and analyzed in combination with other geospatial datasets, like digital elevation model data, average annual temperature, average annual precipitation data, and soil classification data to identify the important physical factors that impact on the patterns. Spatial relationships between continuous corn planting patterns and these geographic factors are also investigated and presented in this paper.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 2nd International Conference on Agro-Geoinformatics
Subtitle of host publicationInformation for Sustainable Agriculture, Agro-Geoinformatics 2013
Pages490-494
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event2013 2nd International Conference on Agro-Geoinformatics: Information for Sustainable Agriculture, Agro-Geoinformatics 2013 - Fairfax, VA, United States
Duration: Aug 12 2013Aug 16 2013

Publication series

Name2013 2nd International Conference on Agro-Geoinformatics: Information for Sustainable Agriculture, Agro-Geoinformatics 2013

Conference

Conference2013 2nd International Conference on Agro-Geoinformatics: Information for Sustainable Agriculture, Agro-Geoinformatics 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityFairfax, VA
Period08/12/1308/16/13

Keywords

  • Continuous Cropping
  • CropScape
  • Cropland Data Layer
  • Overlay Analysis
  • Planting Pattern

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