CDL Conclusion
lCombine satellite and ground truth data to produce acreage indications
–County & state level estimates input to official estimates
lContinue PEDITOR/RSP development
–Reduce end-user burden
–Increase functionality
lEvaluate new sensors (AWiFS) for operational use
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l Remember, in no case is farmer reported data revealed or derivable from the public use Cropland Data Layer CD-ROM's
•The Cropland Data Layer Program is a one of a kind agricultural inventory program, where every state participating in the program is re-surveyed (i.e., ground truth) every June, and thus re-categorized.
•Acreage estimation using satellite data combined with the standard NASS June Agricultural Survey (JAS), produces a substantially lower variance than when only using the JAS.
•NASS plans to continue to evaluate additional states for inclusion into the Acreage Estimation and Cropland Data Layer Program.  States that are able to obtain cooperative  partnerships to support a remote sensing analyst position, would merit inclusion into the program.
•The data on the DVD is in the public domain, and you are free to do with it as you choose.  NASS would appreciate acknowledgment or credit regarding the source of the categorized images in any uses that you may have.
•Peditor is a one of a kind light weight GIS, industry standard pixel based image processor and a one of a kind acreage estimator based on an Area Sampling Frame.
•The following list are some of the CDL customers:  Farmers, farm org, seed companies, fertilizer & pesticide companies, farm equipment dealers, grain transit/storage companies, farm real estate, global change, water quality, soils, & environmental assessment, crop insurance, universities, federal, state, & county government, value added RS/GIS resellers and agribusinesses.
•NASS is going to continue research and product development using the AWiFS sensor and research other sensor opportunities as they become available.