Assessment of Census and Remote Sensing Data to Monitor Irrigated Agriculture in Mexico

Jean-Francois Mas, Azucena Pérez-Vega

2024

Abstract

Irrigated agriculture faces imminent threats, such as escalating water scarcity and climate change impacts. Water scarcity is particularly crucial in countries such as Mexico, where approximately 41% of the land comprises arid and semi-arid zones. The study assesses the quality and consistency of monitoring irrigated agriculture in a municipality of the State of Guanajuato in central Mexico using agricultural census information and advanced remote sensing data from Landsat 8, MODIS, and ECOSTRESS. Preliminary analyses showcase the dominance of wheat and barley crops in Pénjamo, with MODIS time series effectively capturing crop growth dynamics. The study highlights the potential of remote sensing in estimating irrigated crop dynamics proportions and the associated water consumption at different scales.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Mas J. and Pérez-Vega A. (2024). Assessment of Census and Remote Sensing Data to Monitor Irrigated Agriculture in Mexico. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management - Volume 1: GISTAM; ISBN 978-989-758-694-1, SciTePress, pages 181-186. DOI: 10.5220/0012701500003696

in Bibtex Style

@conference{gistam24,
author={Jean-Francois Mas and Azucena Pérez-Vega},
title={Assessment of Census and Remote Sensing Data to Monitor Irrigated Agriculture in Mexico},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management - Volume 1: GISTAM},
year={2024},
pages={181-186},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012701500003696},
isbn={978-989-758-694-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management - Volume 1: GISTAM
TI - Assessment of Census and Remote Sensing Data to Monitor Irrigated Agriculture in Mexico
SN - 978-989-758-694-1
AU - Mas J.
AU - Pérez-Vega A.
PY - 2024
SP - 181
EP - 186
DO - 10.5220/0012701500003696
PB - SciTePress