This interactive map presents the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) annual crop inventory data for the 2009 to current crop years. This map has been reclassified to present a more streamlined and simplified set of categories, offering a clearer and more accessible interpretation of the data. This data allows landowners, decision-makers, and the general public to observe and interrogate the crop inventory across Canada. To access the complete set of annual crop inventory data, which has over 55 classifications, please use the "Annual Crop Inventory (complete)" application.
How to use the map
The annual crop inventory data can be explored in the map below. Use the Metrics tab to summarize the crop data by a specific boundary layer and view the results in the results tab. Accessible boundary selection is available for those who wish to use keyboard navigation and selection.
More information about each layer can be found in the "More about data in map" section.
More information about using the features in this application can be found in Help (Opens in new window)
More about data in map
Annual Crop Inventory
Each season the Earth Observation Team of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) maps crop types of individual fields in Canada. They developed an operational software system to decipher crop types using satellite observations and trustworthy ground information. Successful crop identification relies on image acquisitions from multiple sensors during key crop phenological stages (reproduction, seed development and senescence).
Multi-temporal optical data (Sentinel-2, Landsat-8/9) are the primary data source for crop classification because the NIR/SWIR channels are vital to crop classifications. Over a growing season, a minimum of three optical images are required to successfully identify crops. To the optical data, c-band radar data (30m Compact-Pol RCM data) is added to help with physical plant structures and moisture measurements.