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these different sources, the potential exists to both reduce respondent burden
and to produce more precise official estimates. A longer-range goal is to
explore the potential of having remotely sensed data as the primary
foundation for analysis of Census of Agriculture data with the Census
questionnaire and administrative data providing ground-truthing and
supplemental data. NASS continues to look toward the future for remote
sensing and geospatial technologies that can enhance agricultural statistics
and be integrated into Agency operations.

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