Dataset

GAEZ+_2015 Monthly Cropland Data: Global gridded monthly crop physical area for 26 irrigated and rainfed crops

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Dataset Objective

To provide the global monthly crop datasets.

Context

This new dataset uses the crop categories established by the Global Agro-Ecological Zones (GAEZ) Version 3 model, which is based on the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) crop production data.

What is included

Data contains the monthly crop physical area by crop production system (irrigated and rainfed) for 26 crops and crop categories globally at 5-minute resolution.

Collection Methods

Data was collected through satellite images.