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USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 California Cropland Data Layer
STATEWIDE AGRICULTURAL ACCURACY REPORT
Crop-specific covers only *Correct Accuracy Error Kappa
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OVERALL ACCURACY** 415,515 81.4% 18.6% 0.799
Cover Attribute *Correct Producer's Omission User's Commission Cond'l
Type Code Pixels Accuracy Error Kappa Accuracy Error Kappa
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Corn 1 10,159 71.1% 28.9% 0.707 75.8% 24.2% 0.755
Cotton 2 16,843 91.6% 8.4% 0.914 87.3% 12.7% 0.871
Rice 3 34,676 97.6% 2.4% 0.975 98.5% 1.5% 0.984
Sorghum 4 194 31.9% 68.1% 0.319 45.5% 54.5% 0.455
Sunflower 6 2,884 74.2% 25.8% 0.741 78.4% 21.6% 0.784
Sweet Corn 12 163 26.8% 73.2% 0.267 41.2% 58.8% 0.411
Pop or Orn Corn 13 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.000 0.0% 100.0% 0.000
Mint 14 258 74.1% 25.9% 0.741 71.7% 28.3% 0.717
Barley 21 2,821 58.2% 41.8% 0.581 71.9% 28.1% 0.718
Durum Wheat 22 2,562 72.4% 27.6% 0.723 81.8% 18.2% 0.817
Spring Wheat 23 521 44.8% 55.2% 0.448 60.2% 39.8% 0.602
Winter Wheat 24 21,314 69.1% 30.9% 0.681 68.2% 31.8% 0.672
Rye 27 433 30.5% 69.5% 0.304 50.5% 49.5% 0.505
Oats 28 3,728 56.7% 43.3% 0.564 62.9% 37.1% 0.626
Canola 31 0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0% 100.0% 0.000
Flaxseed 32 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.000 0.0% 100.0% 0.000
Safflower 33 7,501 85.7% 14.3% 0.856 88.9% 11.1% 0.888
Mustard 35 0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0% 100.0% 0.000
Alfalfa 36 60,887 91.1% 8.9% 0.904 85.5% 14.5% 0.845
Other Hay/Non Alfalfa 37 11,559 62.9% 37.1% 0.623 72.6% 27.4% 0.721
Sugarbeets 41 2,277 84.3% 15.7% 0.843 82.9% 17.1% 0.828
Dry Beans 42 303 40.9% 59.1% 0.409 75.4% 24.6% 0.754
Potatoes 43 391 49.1% 50.9% 0.490 65.2% 34.8% 0.651
Other Crops 44 406 54.6% 45.4% 0.546 68.9% 31.1% 0.689
Sweet Potatoes 46 79 41.8% 58.2% 0.418 90.8% 9.2% 0.908
Misc Vegs & Fruits 47 9 31.0% 69.0% 0.310 1.7% 98.3% 0.017
Watermelons 48 250 46.0% 54.0% 0.459 57.6% 42.4% 0.576
Onions 49 2,914 72.4% 27.6% 0.723 82.5% 17.5% 0.825
Cucumbers 50 197 80.7% 19.3% 0.807 55.5% 44.5% 0.555
Chick Peas 51 56 25.0% 75.0% 0.250 35.2% 64.8% 0.352
Lentils 52 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.000 n/a n/a n/a
Peas 53 1 0.6% 99.4% 0.006 1.9% 98.1% 0.019
Tomatoes 54 22,849 86.5% 13.5% 0.861 86.8% 13.2% 0.865
Herbs 57 68 15.0% 85.0% 0.150 51.1% 48.9% 0.511
Clover/Wildflowers 58 2,304 90.0% 10.0% 0.900 92.9% 7.1% 0.928
Sod/Grass Seed 59 333 31.0% 69.0% 0.309 77.8% 22.2% 0.778
Fallow/Idle Cropland 61 64,122 87.7% 12.3% 0.868 90.5% 9.5% 0.897
Cherries 66 590 83.9% 16.1% 0.839 59.2% 40.8% 0.591
Peaches 67 169 48.4% 51.6% 0.484 39.3% 60.7% 0.393
Apples 68 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.000 0.0% 100.0% 0.000
Grapes 69 8,365 91.6% 8.4% 0.915 84.4% 15.6% 0.843
Christmas Trees 70 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.000 0.0% 100.0% 0.000
Other Tree Crops 71 151 61.1% 38.9% 0.611 55.1% 44.9% 0.551
Citrus 72 1,732 88.8% 11.2% 0.888 70.5% 29.5% 0.705
Pecans 74 98 43.9% 56.1% 0.439 77.2% 22.8% 0.772
Almonds 75 59,322 91.9% 8.1% 0.914 90.4% 9.6% 0.897
Walnuts 76 16,953 89.1% 10.9% 0.889 91.1% 8.9% 0.909
Pears 77 170 95.5% 4.5% 0.955 83.3% 16.7% 0.833
Aquaculture 92 1 25.0% 75.0% 0.250 100.0% 0.0% 1.000
Pistachios 204 24,393 89.6% 10.4% 0.893 90.9% 9.1% 0.907
Triticale 205 3,149 43.4% 56.6% 0.431 52.5% 47.5% 0.521
Carrots 206 594 44.4% 55.6% 0.443 56.7% 43.3% 0.566
Garlic 208 1,764 78.9% 21.1% 0.789 73.7% 26.3% 0.737
Cantaloupes 209 276 30.9% 69.1% 0.309 49.2% 50.8% 0.492
Prunes 210 0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0% 100.0% 0.000
Olives 211 1,757 88.0% 12.0% 0.880 85.9% 14.1% 0.859
Oranges 212 500 59.9% 40.1% 0.599 93.5% 6.5% 0.935
Honeydew Melons 213 159 62.1% 37.9% 0.621 45.3% 54.7% 0.453
Broccoli 214 130 37.5% 62.5% 0.374 47.8% 52.2% 0.478
Avocados 215 43 69.4% 30.6% 0.694 32.6% 67.4% 0.326
Peppers 216 64 35.4% 64.6% 0.354 77.1% 22.9% 0.771
Pomegranates 217 1,462 97.9% 2.1% 0.979 85.7% 14.3% 0.857
Nectarines 218 3 14.3% 85.7% 0.143 18.8% 81.3% 0.187
Greens 219 273 46.6% 53.4% 0.466 51.1% 48.9% 0.511
Plums 220 556 40.9% 59.1% 0.408 60.0% 40.0% 0.600
Strawberries 221 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.000 0.0% 100.0% 0.000
Squash 222 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.000 0.0% 100.0% 0.000
Dbl Crop WinWht/Corn 225 10,413 63.0% 37.0% 0.624 64.0% 36.0% 0.634
Dbl Crop Oats/Corn 226 2,581 65.0% 35.0% 0.649 68.6% 31.4% 0.685
Lettuce 227 588 29.7% 70.3% 0.297 56.2% 43.8% 0.561
Dbl Crop Triticale/Corn 228 5,814 63.5% 36.5% 0.632 67.6% 32.4% 0.673
Pumpkins 229 42 30.0% 70.0% 0.300 49.4% 50.6% 0.494
Dbl Crop Lettuce/Cantaloupe 231 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.000 n/a n/a n/a
Dbl Crop Lettuce/Cotton 232 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.000 n/a n/a n/a
Dbl Crop WinWht/Sorghum 236 225 23.2% 76.8% 0.232 52.7% 47.3% 0.526
Dbl Crop Barley/Corn 237 58 36.5% 63.5% 0.365 82.9% 17.1% 0.829
Dbl Crop WinWht/Cotton 238 6 4.3% 95.7% 0.043 30.0% 70.0% 0.300
Blueberries 242 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.000 0.0% 100.0% 0.000
Cabbage 243 50 20.7% 79.3% 0.207 75.8% 24.2% 0.758
Cauliflower 244 3 5.5% 94.5% 0.055 6.7% 93.3% 0.067
Celery 245 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.000 0.0% 100.0% 0.000
Radishes 246 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.000 n/a n/a n/a
*Correct Pixels represents the total number of independent validation pixels correctly identified in the error matrix.
**The Overall Accuracy represents only the FSA row crops and annual fruit and vegetables (codes 1-61, 66-80, 92 and 200-255).
FSA-sampled grass and pasture. Non-agricultural and NLCD-sampled categories (codes 62-65, 81-91 and 93-199) are not included in the Overall Accuracy.
The accuracy of the non-agricultural land cover classes within the Cropland Data Layer is entirely dependent upon the USGS, National Land Cover Database. Thus, the USDA NASS recommends that users consider the NLCD for studies involving non-agricultural land cover. For more information on the accuracy of the NLCD please reference <https://www.mrlc.gov/>.
Attribute_Accuracy_Value:
Classification accuracy is generally 85% to 95% correct for the major crop-specific land cover categories. See the 'Attribute Accuracy Report' section of this metadata file for the detailed accuracy report.
Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:
The strength and emphasis of the CDL is crop-specific land cover categories. The accuracy of the CDL non-agricultural land cover classes is entirely dependent upon the USGS, National Land Cover Database. Thus, the USDA NASS recommends that users consider the NLCD for studies involving non-agricultural land cover.
These definitions of accuracy statistics were derived from the following book: Congalton, Russell G. and Kass Green. Assessing the Accuracy of Remotely Sensed Data: Principles and Practices. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, Inc. 1999. The 'Producer's Accuracy' is calculated for each cover type in the ground truth and indicates the probability that a ground truth pixel will be correctly mapped (across all cover types) and measures 'errors of omission'. An 'Omission Error' occurs when a pixel is excluded from the category to which it belongs in the validation dataset. The 'User's Accuracy' indicates the probability that a pixel from the CDL classification actually matches the ground truth data and measures 'errors of commission'. The 'Commission Error' represent when a pixel is included in an incorrect category according to the validation data. It is important to take into consideration errors of omission and commission. For example, if you classify every pixel in a scene to 'wheat', then you have 100% Producer's Accuracy for the wheat category and 0% Omission Error. However, you would also have a very high error of commission as all other crop types would be included in the incorrect category. The 'Kappa' is a measure of agreement based on the difference between the actual agreement in the error matrix (i.e., the agreement between the remotely sensed classification and the reference data as indicated by the major diagonal) and the chance agreement which is indicated by the row and column totals. The 'Conditional Kappa Coefficient' is the agreement for an individual category within the entire error matrix.