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B. Baruth & P. Astrand

Abstract

A possible contribution of remote sensing data to control area based rural development measures B. Baruth & P. Astrand Joint Research Centre, IPSC, MARS Unit, ltaly Abstract With the process of "greening the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)", more sophisticated control and evaluation methods are required especially in the field of area based rural development measures. These include measures for which aid is calculated on the basis of a spatial or linear unit, and which may be assessed with imagery and handled within a GIS. As remote sensing plays an important role in the control of arable crops, and forage lands, how far this role could be extended towards the control and evaluation of such rural development measures is discussed and whether the new very high resolution satellite generation will significantly improve the situation. 1 Introduction The landscape of Europe, especially central Europe, is a result of the continual expansion of urban areas as well as an increase in land use intens

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