This map shows commercial crops in the United States. What's kinda cool about the map is you can zoom into any area, see what crops are currently being grown, and also go back through time and see...
This map shows commercial crops in the United States. What's kinda cool about the map is you can zoom into any area, see what crops are currently being grown, and also go back through time and see what crops were grown in the past. So not only can you see change over time in crops, but also in infrastructure if you add layers for roads, and in forest and shrub cover. You can look at farming patterns and how they have (or have not) shifted over time. For my area, I've always known that we were mostly about timber, but I had no idea we were a hot spot for plums at one time (I imagine it was of the prune variety since they grow well here). It's a bit clunky, but I still found it a nice distraction during our isolation.
This map shows commercial crops in the United States. What's kinda cool about the map is you can zoom into any area, see what crops are currently being grown, and also go back through time and see what crops were grown in the past. So not only can you see change over time in crops, but also in infrastructure if you add layers for roads, and in forest and shrub cover. You can look at farming patterns and how they have (or have not) shifted over time. For my area, I've always known that we were mostly about timber, but I had no idea we were a hot spot for plums at one time (I imagine it was of the prune variety since they grow well here). It's a bit clunky, but I still found it a nice distraction during our isolation.
This is really cool, thank you for sharing. It's interesting to see what people in my area are growing that isn't as obvious to me.