Invariant Features for Global Crop Type Classification

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2509.03497v2
• Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2025 07:09:44 GMT
• Title: Invariant Features for Global Crop Type Classification
• Authors: Xin-Yi Tong, Sherrie Wang,
• Abstract summary: CropGlobe is a global crop type dataset with 300,000 pixel-level samples from eight countries across five continents.<n>With broad geographic coverage, CropGlobe enables a systematic evaluation under cross-country, cross-continent, and cross-hemisphere transfer.<n>CropNet is a lightweight and robust CNN tailored for pixel-level crop classification.
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• Abstract: Accurately obtaining crop type and its spatial distribution at a global scale is critical for food security, agricultural policy-making, and sustainable development. Remote sensing offers an efficient solution for large-scale crop classification, but the limited availability of reliable ground samples in many regions constrains applicability across geographic areas. To address performance declines under geospatial shifts, this study identifies remote sensing features that are invariant to geographic variation and proposes strategies to enhance cross-regional generalization. We construct CropGlobe, a global crop type dataset with 300,000 pixel-level samples from eight countries across five continents, covering six major food and industrial crops (corn, soybeans, rice, wheat, sugarcane, cotton). With broad geographic coverage, CropGlobe enables a systematic evaluation under cross-country, cross-continent, and cross-hemisphere transfer. We compare the transferability of temporal multi-spectral features (Sentinel-2-based 1D/2D median features and harmonic coefficients) and hyperspectral features (from EMIT). To improve generalization under spectral and phenological shifts, we design CropNet, a lightweight and robust CNN tailored for pixel-level crop classification, coupled with temporal data augmentation (time shift, time scale, and magnitude warping) that simulates realistic cross-regional phenology. Experiments show that 2D median temporal features from Sentinel-2 consistently exhibit the strongest invariance across all transfer scenarios, and augmentation further improves robustness, particularly when training data diversity is limited. Overall, the work identifies more invariant feature representations that enhance geographic transferability and suggests a promising path toward scalable, low-cost crop type applications across globally diverse regions.

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