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Crop type mapping in Kenya. Tha Area of Interest covers counties in the western highlands counties; central and northern rift valley and central highlands (Busia, Kakamega, Bungoma, Vihiga, Siaya, Kisumu, Homabay, Migori, Kisii, Nyamira, Narok, Nakuru, Nandi, Elgeyo Marakwet, Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Kiambu, Nyandarua, Muranga, Kirinyaga, Embu, Meru, Laikipia, Tharaka Nithi, Nyeri, Bomet and Kericho). The total area occupied by the AOI is covering approximately 98,690 km² representing 17% of the country.

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (2026): Kenya AOI. [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.JXEMPPR PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/5b6245d3-e561-4f6c-8c09-627888063d11

Keywords

Field surveyLand Use Land Cover

Data access

Field survey data
Esri Shape

SHP – shapefile format – is a popular geospatial vector data format for geographic information system (GIS) software. Esri shapefile is a zip archive that contains at least the shp, shx and dbf files.
Downloadable file

A downloadable file for the dataset.

Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • Field survey data, it includes polygons, points, photos, pdf reports describing methodology

Crop mapping products
Esri Shape

SHP – shapefile format – is a popular geospatial vector data format for geographic information system (GIS) software. Esri shapefile is a zip archive that contains at least the shp, shx and dbf files.
Downloadable file

A downloadable file for the dataset.

Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • Crop type maps, crop mask, area estimates and reports organized per crop season and year

Spatial coverage

Temporal coverage

From date To date
2021-05-01 2021-10-01

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
michele.meroni (at) ext.ec.europa.eu
Update frequency
semiannual

The event occurs twice a year.

Language(s)
English

English is a member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic languages. It is an official language of almost 60 sovereign states and is now a global lingua franca.It is the third-most-common native language in the world and it is widely learned as a second language.

Data theme(s)
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food

dataset theme covering the domains of agriculture which involves the cultivation of plants and livestock; fisheries which focuses on the harvesting of fish from wild or farmed sources; forestry which relates to the management and conservation of forests and woodlands; and food which includes substances that provide nutritional support to organisms

Geographical name(s)
Africa
Issued date
2021-12-02
Created date
02 Dec 2021 15:35
Modified date
09 Apr 2026 18:05
Dataset identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/5b6245d3-e561-4f6c-8c09-627888063d11
Other identifiers
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