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News: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in a study using its satellites has estimated the total wheat production from eight major wheat growing States of India. Comprehensive Remote Sensing Observation on Crop Progress (CROP).
About Comprehensive Remote Sensing Observation on Crop Progress (CROP)
- It is a semi-automated and scalable framework which enables the near real-time monitoring of crop sowing and harvesting during the Rabi season across India.
- Developed by: National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of ISRO
- Satellites used: This progress was assessed using Optical and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) remote sensing datasets from EOS-04 (RISAT-1A), EOS-06 (Oceansat-3) and Resourcesat-2A.
- The crop assessment is done by assimilating satellite-derived parameters such as crop area, sowing date information and in-season crop condition in a process-based crop growth simulation model at 5km × 5km spatial resolution.
- A remote sensing-based Vegetation Health Index (VHI) has been employed to monitor crop conditions and drought stress.
- States assessed: The eight major wheat-growing states are Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Bihar, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
