The Facilitating Implementation of Regulation Elements (FIRE) workshop report
The Facilitating Implementation of Regulation Elements (FIRE) workshop was organized by the Land
Unit Characterization for Policies (LUChaP) team as part of the activities in support of Member
States (MSs) toward the development of feasible approaches for land unit characterization. The
workshop brought together experts from different MSs and allowed the discussion of technical
solutions and protocols to facilitate the implementation of some European Commission (EC)
regulations elements. Some 100 persons attended the workshop in presence and some 120 persons
participated online for varying lengths of time.
The workshop focused on the implementation of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) delivery
model. The audience targeted were representatives and technical experts from the MS’ Paying
Agencies (PA) and Ministries of Agriculture responsible for the actual implementation of the content
of their CAP strategic plans.
The two days of the workshop covered different topics relevant for the implementation of the
current CAP. The first day was fully devoted to geotagged pictures, a key technology for the
monitoring of agricultural activities with the potential to cover situations precluded to traditional
Remote Sensing (RS) approaches. The second day focused on Integrated Administration Control
System (IACS) improvements and optimization. This included the adoption of the Copernicus Data
Space Ecosystem (CDSE), the results of the first IACS quality assessment and innovative
technologies for monitoring agricultural activities such as the analysis of Global Navigation Satellite
System (GNSS) tracks from tractors and animals' collars and the use of drones.
This report provides an account of the topics covered during the workshop, a summary of the
discussions developed during the different sessions and the outcome of the Slido surveys.
By discussing over different components of IACS, the workshop allowed to assess the status of the
new CAP implementation in MSs. It highlighted the various levels of maturity and adoption among
the MSs of the technologies discussed. While some MSs have very sophisticated and advanced
systems for the collection and processing of geotagged pictures, others struggle in the developing
the underlying technology. For instance, the outcome of a Slido survey clearly indicated that most
MS are using operator-based visual interpretation of geotagged pictures. The adoption of CDSE is
also slowed down by the lack of appropriate training and illustrative case studies.
The results of the satisfaction survey launched after the workshop praised it for enabling
participants to exchange good practice and benefit from first-hand experience in other EU Member
States. From the EC side, the workshop allowed the definition of possible buying actions (need for
guidance, report, harmonisation protocols) and the establishment of collaborations with some MSs.
Different proposals for topics to put on the agenda of future workshops were also collected. While
the workshop format adopted was much appreciated, more content from MSs’ experiences is
expected.
LOUDJANI Philippe;
BORIO Daniele;
PIGNOCCHINO Gianmarco;
2025-02-03
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC140966
978-92-68-24990-1 (online),
OP KJ-01-25-108-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC140966,
10.2760/7244121 (online),
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