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Classification based on unsupervised domain adaptation, which uses prior information from the source domain for target domain classification, can solve the impractical problem of collecting sufficient training data. This study presents self-training with domain adversarial network (STDAN), a novel unsupervised domain adaptation framework for crop type classification. The core purpose of STDAN is to combine adversarial training to alleviate spectral discrepancy problems with self-training to automatically generate new training data in the target domain using an existing thematic map or ground truth data. STDAN consists of three analysis stages: (1) initial classification using domain adversarial neural networks; (2) the self-training-based updating of training candidates using constraints specific to crop classification; and (3) the refinement of training candidates using iterative classification and final classification. The potential of STDAN was evaluated by conducting six experiments reflecting various domain discrepancy conditions in unmanned aerial vehicle images acquired at different regions and times. In most cases, the classification performance of STDAN was found to be compatible with the classification using training data collected from the target domain. In particular, the superiority of STDAN was shown to be prominent when the domain discrepancy was substantial. 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