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Spatial Distribution Dataset of Winter Fallow Fields in the Wanjiang Plain (2019-2024)
Received date: 2025-12-30
Accepted date: 2026-03-09
Online published: 2026-06-26
The efficient utilization of cropland resources serves as the cornerstone for safeguarding national food security and promoting sustainable agricultural development. As a pivotal grain production base within the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the Wanjiang Plain is characterized by traditional double-cropping systems, specifically rice-wheat and rice-rapeseed rotations. However, influenced by factors such as rural labor migration, fluctuating agricultural profitability, and climate change, the phenomenon of winter fallow fields (WFF) has become increasingly prevalent in this region. Due to frequent cloud cover and rain during winter, landscape fragmentation, and complex planting structures in the Wanjiang Plain, traditional monitoring methods relying on single-source optical remote sensing or coarse-resolution imagery struggle to accurately identify fragmented fallow parcels. This has resulted in a scarcity of high-precision, long-time-series thematic datasets, thereby constraining the scientific assessment of regional cropland utilization efficiency. Leveraging the Google Earth Engine (GEE) cloud platform, this study constructed a multi-source remote sensing collaborative observation dataset spanning from 2019 to 2024. First, Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Sentinel-2 optical imagery corresponding to key winter phenological stages were selected. A multi-dimensional feature cube was constructed by extracting SAR backscatter coefficients (VV/VH), spectral bands, and the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to effectively mitigate cloud interference and capture distinct phenological characteristics. Second, based on 352 winter fallow field samples and 325 non-winter fallow field samples, a cascaded mapping strategy integrating "Random Forest (RF) pre-classification + Fine Resolution Network (FR-Net)" was employed. The RF model was utilized to generate initial probability maps, followed by the application of the FR-Net deep learning model—incorporating residual structures—for semantic segmentation and edge refinement. This approach effectively resolved boundary ambiguity issues common in fragmented parcels. This dataset comprises annual raster data of the spatial distribution of winter fallow fields in the Wanjiang Plain from 2019 to 2024, with a spatial resolution of 10 m and a coordinate system of WGS 1984 UTM Zone 50N. Results indicate that the winter fallow phenomenon in the study area is both extensive and persistent. Validated against independent samples, the dataset achieves a six-year average F1-score of 87.21% and an Overall Accuracy (OA) of 85.64%, demonstrating high mapping accuracy and spatial consistency. This dataset can directly support agricultural departments in planning the development and utilization of winter fallow fields, estimating grain production potential, and researching the cropland ecosystem carbon cycle. It provides reliable data support for regional agricultural planting structure adjustment and policy formulation.
Data summary:
| Items | Description |
|---|---|
| Dataset name | Spatial Distribution Dataset of Winter Fallow Fields in the Wanjiang Plain (2019-2024) |
| Specific subject area | Agricultural Science |
| Research topic | Winter Fallow Fields |
| Time range | 2019—2024 |
| Temporal resolution | Year |
| Geographical scope | The Wanjiang Plain in Anhui Province (30°0′N-32°0′N, 116°0′E-119°0′E) covers along the river counties and cities, including Anqing, Chizhou, Tongling, Wuhu, and Ma'anshan, with a total area of approximately 37,200 km2. |
| Spatial resolution | 10 m |
| Data types and technical formats | .tif |
| Dataset structure | This dataset contains the spatial distribution data of winter fallow farmland in the Wanjiang Plain of Anhui Province from 2019 to 2024, with a spatial resolution of 10 m for each year. Each year corresponds to one TIFF file, resulting in a total of six records. |
| Volume of dataset | 417 MB |
| Data accessibility | CSTR:17058.11.sciencedb.agriculture.00298; https://cstr.cn/17058.11.sciencedb.agriculture.00298 DOI:10.57760/sciencedb.agriculture.00298; |
| Financial support | The Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project of Anhui Province, China (Grant No. AH-SKQ2021D172). |
CHEN Shi , HUANG YinLan , ZOU JinQiu . Spatial Distribution Dataset of Winter Fallow Fields in the Wanjiang Plain (2019-2024)[J]. Journal of Agricultural Big Data, 2026 , 8(2) : 274 -280 . DOI: 10.19788/j.issn.2096-6369.100073
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