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AgRISTARS/LACIE Collection

Collection Number: D-342

Aerial photographic negatives and transparencies of croplands. Country areas include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, USSR, and United States. Collection represents the first major step in instituting an automated system capable of monitoring crop conditions and estimating crop production on a worldwide basis. Accompanying documents assist in the identification of small grains, such as wheat, using satellite imagery. This joint agricultural monitoring effort included the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Finding Aid

Finding Aid on the Online Archive of California

Inclusive Dates

circa 1970-1989.

Extent

464 linear feet

Subject

Agriculture