OMB Individually Reported
Cropland Data Layer
Low riskExact public inventory row
Description
Generating agricultural statistics
Detailed example
Outputs are acreage estimates (internal use) and agriculture-specific land cover product (external use).
AI / analytics pattern
Classical/Predictive Machine Learning: Models trained on data to make predictions or classifications based on identified patterns or relationships.
Automation level / stage
c) Deployed – The use case is being actively authorized or utilized to support the functions or mission of an agency.
Expected benefit
This project produces supplemental estimates of crop acreage for internal use and releases geospatial data products to the user community.
Controls / human review
ATO: Yes; PIA: Not published
Data needed
USDA/Farm Service Agency Common Land Unit data are used for training and testing, consisting of Geographic Information System (GIS) shapefiles and associated 578 attribute data.