2. Toolbar Buttons
2.a Map Operations
Zoom in - Zoom into the center of the image.
Zoom out - Zoom out from the center of the image.
Pan - Click and drag within the map to move layers around the
display.
Drag Zoom - Click to define a rectangular area to zoom to.
Home - Return to the default view of the US.
Refresh - Click to refresh the data
Previous View - Click to go to previous views
Next View - Click to go to the next views
Save the Current Extent - Click to Save Current Extent for Use Next Time
2.b Info Query
Identify Crop at Pixel - Identify the land cover category, category value number,
and color associated with a certain pixel.
County Census Information (2007) - Click within a county to identify county name, state name,
FIPS county code, total crop acreage, and total irrigated crop
acreage.
2.c AOI Operations
Define Area of Interest by State/
Agricultural Statistics District(ASD)/County - Use this tool to
focus on a particular state, ASD, County, or combination of state and ASD or county.
Define Rectangle Area of Interest - Click and drag to define
rectangular area of interest.
Define Polygon Area of Interest - Define area of interest by
clicking around boundary of interest. Double click to complete
polygon.
Define Circular Area of Interest - Click to define center of
circle and drag to define size.
Import Vector File to Define Area of Interest - Click to import the vector file
(in GML or ESRI Shapefile format) to define area of interest.
Export the Defined Area of Interest - Click to export the current area of interest
o a GML or ESRI Shapefile file.
Clear the Defined Area of Interest - Click to erase the
selected area of interest.
2.d Statistics
Area of Interest Statistics - Generate table of pixel counts
and acreage totals for all categories within the area of interest.
View Table - View table of results in a separate window
Print - Print table
Export Table - Export the table as a .csv file
Pie Chart - Display all table values in a pie chart
Bar Chart - Display all table values in a histogram
Export the selected crop(s) for mapping - Produces .tif picture
of selected crops
2.e Change Analysis
Change Analysis - Find difference in land cover between two
different years over a defined area of interest.
View Table - View table of results in a separate window
Print - Print table
Export Table - Export the changes as a .csv file
Preview Changes - Preview the crop changes and download them in a .tif file
Export the selected crop changes for mapping - Produces .tif picture of selected crop changes
Swipe CDL Images - Swipe CDL images for tow years to compare them in details.
2.f PDF Creation
Create PDF - Generate the PDF file with various paper size of the defined area of interest
2.g CDL Retrieval
Download CDL - Download the CDL of the defined area of interest for the specified years
Save - Save the CDL files to local computer
Preview - Preview the CDL files
Export to Google Earth - Generate the KML file for display in Google Earth