The primary use of this dataset is for underpinning EO-based, global, crop-specific condition monitoring for four of the major crop commodities in the major production/exporting countries, through the GEOGLAM Crop Monitor activity. As noted in the prior section (Technical Validation: Known Issues & Required Improvements), there is room for improvement with respect to validation, extent, resolution, and seasonal specificity, and these limitations should be noted in the application of these data in different monitoring activities. Nevertheless, the data are already being operationally used within the GEOGLAM Crop Monitor Reports.

Best Available Crop Specific masks (BACS) over the major production and export countries for wheat, maize, rice, and soybeans, in the context of the G20 Global Agriculture Monitoring Program, GEOGLAM. The countries covered by GEOGLAM-BACS account for a total of 84% of soy, 54% of maize, 62% of wheat, and 92% of rice production globally.