USDA NASS CropScape CDL
Cropland Data Layer for agricultural land use mapping
croplandcros.scinet.usda.gov
At a glance
- Region
- United States
- Coverage
- Continental US annual cropland
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Government
- Last updated
- 2025
What's inside
- Cropland Mapping
- 30m Resolution
- Annual Crops
- Land Use Classification
- Agricultural Census
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Irrigation scheduling
Decide when and how much to irrigate.
Because it has: Cropland Mapping
- 02
Water accounting
Track how much water crops actually consume across a command area.
- 03
Crop stress
Spot water stress early in the season.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Field-scale ET
Estimate crop water use per field by combining satellite and weather with ML.
- 02
Demand forecasts
Predict irrigation demand weeks ahead for canal and pump planning.
- 03
Irrigated area maps
Classify irrigated and rainfed fields from imagery.
Machine access and documentation
Open API
CropScape WMS/WCS https://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape
Licence: US federal public domain
Listed in our registry of open water APIs, which WaterDataGPT can query live.
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