Queensland Crop Mapping from Landsat, Sentinel-2 and MODIS, 1990 to Present

Broad crop groups for main Queensland cropping areas are predicted for each growing season. The dataset includes a predicted class and its associated probability score, indicating prediction certainty. It is published by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation and is updated with data from 1990 onward.

Use Cases

• Classifying seasonal crop types based on satellite imagery-derived predictions
• Analyzing crop distribution patterns in Queensland based on the predicted 'CLASS' field
• Assessing prediction confidence for land-use models using the 'P_CLASS' probability field
• Monitoring long-term agricultural land use changes from 1990 to the present

Strengths

• Provides a probability score ('P_CLASS') for each prediction, allowing assessment of model certainty.
• Covers a long temporal range from 1990 to the present, enabling longitudinal analysis.
• Integrates data from multiple satellite platforms (Landsat, Sentinel-2, MODIS).
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its focus on Queensland's main cropping areas.

Provenance

Source

Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (Queensland Government)

Collection Method

Predicted from satellite imagery (Landsat, Sentinel-2, MODIS).

Time Range

1990 - ongoing

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 08:22:18.399826; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Main cropping areas of Queensland, Australia