GCI30: a global dataset of 30-m cropping intensity using multisource remote sensing imagery

Global cropping intensity

Miao Zhang, Bingfang Wu, Hongwei Zeng, Guojin He, Chong Liu, Shiqi Tao, Qi Zhang, Mohsen Nabil, Fuyou Tian, José Bofana, Awetahegn Beyene, Abdelrazek Elnashar, Nana Yan, Zhengdong Wang

October 2021 Earth Science

Type

Journal article

Publication

Earth System Science Data

Cropping intensity (CI) is essential for agricultural land use management but fine resolution global CI is not available.

Here, we develop the first product of 30 m resolution Global CI (GCI30).

Overall accuracy: 92%
Implication: sustained agricultural intensification

Global map of cropping intensity (2016-2018)

remote sensing cropping intensity fine resolution cropland dynamics