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August 27, 2020
Mapping of crop types at the field-level provides important information for monitoring food production dynamics, predicting market prices, and making decisions for crop insurance claims. The availability of high-resolution satellite remote sensing data opens an unprecedented possibility of field-level crop type mapping at a near-real-time.
August 4, 2020
A new study by researchers at several CGIAR Centers applies geospatial network analysis on global cropland and crop mapping datasets, including IFPRI’s MapSPAM, for evaluating the global networks of cropland connectivity for key vegetatively propagated crops.
July 31, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has underscored critical data gaps around livestock, hampering the ability of governments and organisations to respond efficiently.
This article was originally posted on the Livestock Data for Decisions website | Read articleJuly 27, 2020
Supported by CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture, IFPRI’s MapSPAM team published a new version of Spatially-Disaggregated Crop Production Statistics Data.
July 24, 2020
CHIR Explorer is a web-based tool for visualizing high-resolution time-series precipitation data. Read about its sources and uses.
