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Description

The NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Global Food Security Support Analysis Data (GFSAD) Crop Mask Global 1 kilometer (km) dataset was created using multiple input data including: remote sensing such as Landsat, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), Satellite Probatoire d'Observation de la Terre (SPOT) vegetation and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS); secondary elevation data; climate 50-year precipitation and 20-year temperature data; reference submeter to 5 meter resolution ground data and country statistics data.

The GFSAD1KCM provides spatial distribution of a disaggregated five class global cropland extent map derived for nominal 2010 at 1 km based on four major studies: Thenkabail et al. (2009a, 2011), Pittman et al. (2010), Yu et al. (2013), and Friedl et al. (2010). The GFSAD1KCM nominal 2010 product is based on data ranging from years 2007 through 2012.

Known Issues

  • See Section 3.0 of the GFSAD 1 km User Guide.

Product Summary

Platforms
Terra ,
NOAA-7 ,
NOAA-9 ,
NOAA-11 ,
NOAA-14 ,
LANDSAT-5 ,
LANDSAT-7
Instruments
MODIS ,
AVHRR ,
TM ,
ETM+
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
1000 Meters x 1000 Meters
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2007-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Temporal Resolution
6 Year
Data Partner
Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) ,
Western Geographic Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI/USGS/WGSC)
Concept ID
C2763261632-LPCLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Vegetation Cover ,
Cropland

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Teluguntla, P., Thenkabail, P., Xiong, J., Gumma, M., Giri, C., Milesi, C., Ozdogan, M., Congalton, R., Tilton, J., Sankey, T., Massey, R., Phalke, A., & Yadav, K. (2016). NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Global Food Security Support Analysis Data (GFSAD) Crop Mask 2010 Global 1 km V001 [Data set]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MEASURES/GFSAD/GFSAD1KCM.001 Date Accessed: 2026-03-01

File Naming Convention

GFSAD1KCM.2010.001.2016348142550.tif

File name begins with Product Short Name (GFSAD1KCM) followed by the Year of Acquisition (2010), Version (001), Julian Date and Time of Processing as YYYYDDDHHMMSS (2016348142550), and the Data Format (tif).

Documents

Variables

The table below lists the variables contained within a single granule for this dataset. Variables often contain observed or derived geophysical measurements collected from a variety of sources, including remote sensing instruments on satellite and airborne platforms, field campaigns, in situ measurements, and model outputs. The terms variable, parameter, scientific data set, layer, and band have been used across NASA’s Earth science disciplines; however, variable is the designated nomenclature in NASA’s Common Metadata Repository (CMR). Variable metadata attributes such as Name, Description, Units, Data Type, Fill Value, Valid Range, and Scale Factor allow users to efficiently process and analyze the data. The full range of attributes may not be applicable to all variables. Additional information on variable attributes is typically available in the data, user guide, and/or other product documentation.

For questions on a specific variable, please use the Earthdata Forum.

Name Description Units Data Type Fill Value Valid Range Scale Factor
Crop Mask Crop mask class N/A uint8 0 1 to 9 N/A
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