Understanding agricultural land systems is paramount to preparing for future transitions under climate change. Systematic quantitative, multi-context analyses of agricultural land systems are a promising way of increasing our understanding but rely on the availability of large-scale and commensurable data. The available data, however, are outcomes of political priorities and processes and thus not neutral windows into agricultural realities. We map, describe, and compare publicly available and publicly curated data describing agricultural land systems—those devoted to the production of food, fuel, and fiber—in the United States (US) and European Union (EU) to identify underlying data collection norms and political priorities. We discuss how these priorities shape what we can(not) see in each region and articulate future data needs to support an in-depth understanding of agricultural land systems dynamics. This comprehensive understanding of how and why agricultural land systems change is imperative to promoting sustainable, resilient, and just agriculture futures.

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对欧盟和美国农业土地系统的全面分析：对公开数据集的批判性观点


了解农业土地系统对于为气候变化下的未来转型做好准备至关重要。对农业土地系统进行系统的定量、多背景分析是增加我们理解的一种很有前途的方法，但依赖于大规模和可比数据的可用性。然而，现有数据是政治优先事项和过程的结果，因此不是了解农业现实的中立窗口。我们绘制、描述和比较了描述美国 （US） 和欧盟 （EU） 农业土地系统（专门用于生产食品、燃料和纤维的系统）的公开可用和公开策划的数据，以确定潜在的数据收集规范和政治优先事项。我们讨论了这些优先事项如何影响我们在每个地区看不到（看不到）的东西，并阐明了未来的数据需求，以支持对农业土地系统动态的深入了解。全面了解农业土地系统如何以及为何发生变化，对于促进可持续、有弹性和公正的农业未来至关重要。