India-Hoshangabad

Overview

This site in the Central India is a Soybean growing area. Soybean is a major oilseed crop and it is mostly grown in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra states. However, due to unavailability of cloud-free optical satellite data during kharif  (Rainy) season, the soybean crop assessment has been difficult. Hence, the main goal of the site is to assess Soybean crop using SAR data

Project Objectives

Estimating Crop Area

Operational Implementation Plan

Discrimination and acreage estimation of two kharif (Soybean, Rice) and two rabi (wheat, pulses) crops using optical and SAR remote sensing data

Field size measurement

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Estimating Crop Conditions

Operational Implementation Plan

Development and evaluation of Crop Condition Indicators for the study site

Crop Conditions

    Site Description

    Landscape TopographyThe landscape topography is mostly flatlands
    Typical Field Size1.78 ha
    Climatic ZoneTropics, warm
    Major Crops and Calendars

    Soybean (Normal):
    Calendar: June - October

    Rice (Normal):
    Calendar: June - October

    Wheat (Normal):
    Calendar: November - April

    Soil Type & Texture

    Inorganic:

    • Sandy Loam
    • Sandy Clay Loam
    • Clay Loam
    Soil Drainage Class
      Irrigation Infrastructure
        Other Site Details

        In Situ Observations

        Ground Truth

        • Crop Type(s):
        • Collection Protocol:
          • In situ data of crop types will be collected for approximately 100 crop fields uniformly distributed over selected JECAM site for accurate estimate of crop area.
          • Other ancillary information i.e. date of sowing, irrigation, soil condition, field photographs, approx. size of the field will be collected over 50 crop fields among aforementioned 100 crop fields.
        • Frequency:

        Plant Parameters

        • Crop Type(s):
        • Collection Protocol:

          In situ LAI and Chlorophyll data collection at limited number of crop fields and limited frequency within crop growing seasons

        • Frequency:

        EO Data

        Optical Data Requirements

      • Approximate Start Date of Acquisition: 01/06
      • Approximate End Date of Acquisition: 30/04
      • Spatial resolution: Medium resolution (20-60m)High resolution (5-20m)
      • temporal_frequency: Biweekly
      • Level of Expertise: Advance
      • Latency of Data Delivery: 2-5 days
      • Challanges:

        • SAR Data Requirements

      • Approximate Start Date of Acquisition: 01/06
      • Approximate End Date of Acquisition: 31/10
      • Spatial resolution: Medium resolution (20-60m)High resolution (5-20m)
      • temporal_frequency: Biweekly
      • Frequency: C
      • Incidence Angle: Medium
      • Polarisation:
      • Level of Processing: Level 2
      • Orbit: Any
      • Level of Expertise: IntermediateAdvance
      • Latency of Data Delivery: 2-5 days
      • Challanges:

        • Passive Microwave Data Requirements

        Thermal Data Requirements

        Results

        Documents and Files

        Hoshangabad-_JECAM_Dec.pdf

        Links to paper

        Project Reports

        Study Team

        Team Leader

      • Name: Shibendu S. Ray
      • Affiliation: Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre, DAC&FW
      • Affiliation Webpage: https://ncfc.gov.in/
      • Position: Director
      • Email: shibendu.ncfc@nic.in
      • Personal Webpage:
      • Phone number: +91-11-25843224
      • Postal Address: MNCFC, Pusa Campus, New Delhi – 110 012, India

        • Other Team Members

      • Name: B. K. Bhtattacharya
      • Affiliation: Space Applications Centre (ISRO)
      • Affiliation Webpage: https://www.sac.gov.in/
      • Position: Head
      • Email: bkbhattacharya@sac.isro.gov.in
      • Personal Webpage:
      • Role: Co-Lead

      • Name: Neetu
      • Affiliation: Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre, DAC&FW
      • Affiliation Webpage: https://ncfc.gov.in/
      • Position: Sci-SE
      • Email: neetu.ncfc@nic.in
      • Personal Webpage:
      • Role: Member

      • Name: Karan Choudhary
      • Affiliation: Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre, DAC&FW
      • Affiliation Webpage: https://ncfc.gov.in/
      • Position: Assistant Director
      • Email: karan.c@gov.in
      • Personal Webpage:
      • Role: Member

      • Name: Rahul Nigam
      • Affiliation: Space Applications Centre (ISRO)
      • Affiliation Webpage: https://www.sac.gov.in/
      • Position: Sci-SF
      • Email: rahulnigam@sac.isro.gov.in
      • Personal Webpage:
      • Role: Member

      • Name: Mukesh Kumar
      • Affiliation: Space Applications Centre (ISRO)
      • Affiliation Webpage: https://www.sac.gov.in/
      • Position: Sci-SC
      • Email: mukesh263@sac.isro.gov.in
      • Personal Webpage:
      • Role: Member

      • Name: Aayan Das
      • Affiliation: Space Applications Centre (ISRO)
      • Affiliation Webpage: https://www.sac.gov.in/
      • Position: Sci-SC
      • Email: ayandas@sac.isro.gov.in
      • Personal Webpage:
      • Role: Member