ACPF: 3. Land Use and Field Boundary Database Supplemental Materials

URL https://acpf4watersheds.org/files/inline-files/Supporting_Materials_3_jeq2jeq20…

The attached paper is a supplemental materials section for the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF): 3. Land Use and Field Boundary Database, specifically focused on the methodology for creating land use and field boundary datasets that support the ACPF’s watershed-scale conservation analysis. It details the step-by-step editing and refinement of USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) pre-2008 field boundary data. The process involves reconciling county-level discrepancies, using NASS Cropland Data Layer and aerial imagery to split fields with mixed crops, and aligning field boundaries with recent patterns of actual land use. The result is a set of field polygons optimized for tracking crop rotations and supporting precision conservation planning by ensuring each field polygon represents a real, management-relevant agricultural unit.

_{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.}