ACPF: 3. Land Use and Field Boundary Database Development and Structure

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URL https://acpf4watersheds.org/files/inline-files/Tomer_Agricultural_Conservation_…

This paper outlines the development and structure of the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF) database, which supports high-resolution, field-level, and watershed-scale conservation planning across more than 6,000 HUC12 watersheds in the US Midwest. The ACPF database combines spatially explicit field boundaries, multi-year crop history from the USDA-NASS Cropland Data Layer (CDL), and soil attributes from SSURGO to enable precise placement of conservation practices using ArcGIS tools. The framework converts classified remote-sensing pixel data to the field level, offering comprehensive land use and crop rotation summaries needed to link farm management with watershed improvement goals. The database is publicly accessible and assists in conservation planning, modeling, and trend analysis in agricultural land use, especially for projects like ACPF and the Daily Erosion Project.

_{ACPF HUB is supported through Cooperative Agreement # NR213A750008C007 with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Funding for the development of new tools and capabilities for the ACPF is provided, in part, by the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Effects Assessment Project- Watershed Assessment Studies under the ACPF Enhancement Project, NRCS Interagency Agreement # NRC21IRA0010883 with USDA ARS.}