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WorldCereal: a dynamic open-source system for global-scale, seasonal, and reproducible crop and irrigation mapping
Kristof Van Tricht
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
VITO, Mol, 2400, Belgium
Jeroen Degerickx
VITO, Mol, 2400, Belgium
Sven Gilliams
VITO, Mol, 2400, Belgium
Daniele Zanaga
VITO, Mol, 2400, Belgium
Marjorie Battude
CS Group France, Toulouse, 31506, France
Alex Grosu
CS Group Romania, Craiova, 200692, Romania
Joost Brombacher
eLEAF B.V., Wageningen, 6703CT, the Netherlands
Myroslava Lesiv
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, 2361, Austria
Juan Carlos Laso Bayas
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, 2361, Austria
Santosh Karanam
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, 2361, Austria
Steffen Fritz
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, 2361, Austria
Inbal Becker-Reshef
Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
Belén Franch
Global Change Unit, Image Processing Laboratory, Universitat de Valencia, Paterna (Valencia), Spain
Bertran Mollà-Bononad
Global Change Unit, Image Processing Laboratory, Universitat de Valencia, Paterna (Valencia), Spain
Hendrik Boogaard
Wageningen Environmental Research (WENR), Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, 6708 PB, the Netherlands
Arun Kumar Pratihast
Wageningen Environmental Research (WENR), Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, 6708 PB, the Netherlands
Benjamin Koetz
European Space Agency, Paris, France
Zoltan Szantoi
European Space Agency, Paris, France
Department of Geography & Environmental Studies, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa
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WorldCereal is a global mapping system that addresses food security challenges. It provides seasonal updates on crop areas and irrigation practices, enabling informed decision-making for sustainable agriculture. Our global products offer insights into temporary crop extent, seasonal crop type maps, and seasonal irrigation patterns. WorldCereal is an open-source tool that utilizes space-based technologies, revolutionizing global agricultural mapping.
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