Geomatics in support of the Common Agricultural Policy - Proceedings of the 13th MARS PAC Annual Conference, 2007 Palacio de Congresos, Madrid 12th-14th November 2007

Abstract

The 2007 Annual Conference, was jointly organised between the GeoCAP (former MARS PAC) action of the Joint Research Centre in ISPRA and the Spanish Paying Agency (Fondo Español de Garantìa Agraria,FEGA) belonging to the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, fisheries and Food. It covered not only the Control with Remote sensing Activities but also technical aspects of Land Parcel Identification Systems (LPIS or APIS) and ortho-imagery use in all the CAP management and control procedures. The conference was the 13th organised by GeoCAP to review this important and still growing area of technical activity, in support of the Common Agricultural Policy implementation. The conference was structured into three days - 12th, 13th, and 14th November. The first day was dedicated to showcasing the Spanish use of Geographic Information in various policy areas linked to the CAP; the last two days were focussed on technical and scientific presentations related to the Control with Remote Sensing programme, SDI (Spatial Data Integration) in IACS, LPIS and parcel measurement. The presentations were made available on line, and this publication represents the best presentations judged worthy of inclusion in a conference proceedings aimed at recording the state of the art of technology and practice of that time.