Assessing factors impacting the spatial discrepancy of remote sensing based cropland products: A case study in Africa

• Published in: International journal of applied earth observation and geoinformation Vol. 85; p. 102010
• Main Authors: Nabil, Mohsen, Zhang, Miao, Bofana, José, Wu, Bingfang, Stein, Alfred, Dong, Taifeng, Zeng, Hongwei, Shang, Jiali
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: Africa; Cropland mapping; Land cover; Limiting factors; Remote sensing; Spatial agreement; Spatial agreement; Land cover; Cropland mapping; Limiting factors; Remote sensing; Africa

•Spatial agreement among four remote-sensing-based landcover & cropland products was measured over Africa.•The Sahel zone and the West African coast are the two regions in Africa with high spatial disagreement and low cropland mapping accuracy.•The impact of four environmental factors (elevation...