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Field size, length, and width distributions based on LACIE ground truth dataThe development of agricultural remote sensing systems requires knowledge of agricultural field size distributions so that the sensors, sampling frames, image interpretation schemes, registration systems, and classification systems can be properly designed. Malila et al. (1976) studied the field size distribution for wheat and all other crops in two Kansas LACIE (Large Area Crop Inventory Experiment) intensive test sites using ground observations of the crops and measurements of their field areas based on current year rectified aerial photomaps. The field area and size distributions reported in the present investigation are derived from a representative subset of a stratified random sample of LACIE sample segments. In contrast to previous work, the obtained results indicate that most field-size distributions are not log-normally distributed. The most common field size observed in this study was 10 acres for most crops studied.
Document ID
19820049374
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Pitts, D. E.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Badhwar, G.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1980
Publication Information
Publication: Remote Sensing of Environment
Volume: 10
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
82A32909
Distribution Limits
Public
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