Method to generate high-accuracy high-resolution large-scale crop type maps through integrating agricultural statistics and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) images, with application to China

CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets. 2021. Method to generate high-accuracy high-resolution large-scale crop type maps through integrating agricultural statistics and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) images, with application to China. Reported in Policies, Institutions, and Markets Annual Report 2021. Innovations.

The method was tested in Heilongjiang Province, China and generated high-quality crop fraction maps. It can be extended to other crop types and other coarse resolution images.