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Ohio CDL crop change explorer

Interactive map of Ohio Cropland Data Layer classes and crop changes from 2006 to 2025.

This tool uses USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer rasters to map Ohio crop and land-cover classes across 2006-2025. It supports single-year land-cover views and two-year change comparisons, with statewide and county acreage summaries for individual CDL classes and agricultural crop groups.

Interactive map

Use Land cover mode to inspect CDL classes in a selected year, or switch to Change mode to compare a begin and end year. Class filters highlight major crops and CDL classes, while county boundaries let you inspect local acreage trends and class composition.

Sources and notes

• The source product is USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer for Ohio from 2006-2025.
• Source rasters are 56 m in 2006-2007 and 30 m in 2008-2025; acreage is calculated from native source pixel area before web reprojection.
• The browser map uses precomputed CSV, JSON, GeoJSON, and encoded PNG files; raw GeoTIFFs are not read in the browser.
• County metrics are computed by rasterizing Ohio county polygons on the matching source grid and counting pixels by county and CDL class.