Land Cover and Land Use Statistics The Future Working Group Land Cover and Land Use Statistics 13.03.2018

Agreed strategy - Back ground TF recommendation Exploit existing data (National and European) Voluntary data collection Eurostat plan: Complementary Approach Based on the strengths Comparable Aggregated LC/LU statistics LUCAS micro-data based on user needs

Agreed strategy - Proposal From LUCAS: NUTS0 Detailed LUCAS classification Separate LC/LU + combination From National Data: NUTS2, NUTS3 CLC classification Eurostat support (if MS cannot provide)

Agreed strategy – Conclusion WG and DMESA supported the principles 2 Actions LUCAS strengths and weaknesses assessment (cv, geo*LC/LUclassific) Assessment of CLC for policy purposes (ESTAT/JRC/EEA)

In practice? Aim: production of comparable EU statistics Action A Projects (FMC): Methodology Dissemination User oriented services

Possible examples: Analysis strength / weakness of LUCAS statistics,   Analysis strength / weakness of LUCAS statistics, Impact of PI (LUCAS design 2015 and 2018) LUCAS informative content (e.g. "Functional classes (LC*LU)", transect analysis), Editing of previous LUCAS data (identified corrections), Production of LUCAS estimation from Copernicus known totals, Complete estimation for 2006/2008 data

Action B) Task Force on "Remote Sensing for statistics" (Item 7) Goes beyond action B Optimisation LUCAS/Copernicus Quality parameters

Towards LUCAS 2021: content and coverage LUCAS: user oriented service User needs consultations Scope definition Results evaluation

New LUCAS 2018 element assessment Soil bulk / Biodiversity / organic Horizon Soil depth 20/30 cm based on the test on Portugal Extension/ fine-tuning of Grassland module Extension/ fine-tuning of Copernicus point Transect re-inclusion Optimised sample: combination of field and photo interpreted sample Synergies LUCAS/Copernicus

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