A global collection of harmonized in-situ reference datasets
Availability of high-quality in-situ reference data remains one of the few bottlenecks for training and validating accurate cropland/crop type classification models. The WorldCereal Reference Data Module (RDM) is an online application that hosts a global collection of harmonized and curated in-situ reference datasets on land cover and crop type, freely accessible to anyone.
The RDM hosts datasets from various providers with standardized metadata and attributes mapped to a unified crop type legend. Built-in automated data quality checks and careful curation performed by WorldCereal data moderators ensure high and transparent data quality. Through the RDM, users can view, query, download, contribute and share in-situ reference data.
All this functionality is available through an intuitive user interface and a more advanced API service. The Reference Data Module is linked to the WorldCereal classification system through means of a STAC catalogue, which is queried automatically during classification model training. Through this initiative the WorldCereal consortium aims to foster open data sharing within the agricultural monitoring community.
In this demo video you can discover how you can use the WorldCereal RDM to:
- Access reference data collections
- Search for specific datasets
- Inspect and download individual datasets
- Run advanced data queries using the API
* The RDM will soon also allow you to upload and share your private datasets. More information on how this can be done, will be demonstrated in an upcoming video.