Abstract:The study of effects of different crop acreage proportions, crop field shape index and crop field fragmentation on accuracy of crop classification by remote sensing provides a basis for scientific evaluation of the latter. Using GF—1 remote sensing data and based on the major crop classification results of the timeseries vegetation index, the relationship between classification accuracy of crops (including winter wheat and summer maize) and crop acreage proportion, crop field shape index as well as crop field fragmentation was studied. The research was based on 14 GF—1/WFV NDVI time series data. The timing vegetation indexbased crop classification knowledge rules were utilized on the basis of the best NDVI threshold interval of crops to be classified to complete the crops classification and make spatial distribution map. Then, totally 14 classical villages of Quzhou county were selected as sample plots, which included winter wheat—summer corn plots. The landuse ownership boundary map for the 14 classic villages was obtained according to 1∶50000 Quzhou county present landuse map, which was prepared by Quzhou County Land Resources Bureau and China Agricultural University jointly. The spatial distribution map of winter wheat—summer corn and landuse ownership boundary map among landuse survey maps were used to take image masking, and the lots and sample points of winter wheat—summer corn of each classical village region were obtained. Hence, the crop acreage proportion, crop field shape index and crop field fragmentation of winter wheat—summer corn in 14 villages were obtained, and classification accuracy, Kappa index were calculated. In addition, totally 14 groups of sample plot related data were acquired and graphs of relation between all influencing factors and classification accuracy were prepared. The results showed that the crop acreage proportion was positively correlated to classification accuracy, while the crop field fragmentation and crop field shape index were negatively correlated to classification accuracy.