Pilot studies: land use and land cover statistics Synergies between LUCAS and the national systems beatrice.eiselt@ec.europa.eu
LUCAS grants: statistics + micro data Explore a better integration of MS data into the EUROSTAT LC/LU statistics production cycle Quality, cost efficiency, timeliness harmonise LC/LU statistics in MS, access to micro data integrate LUCAS in national in-situ survey
LUCAS Grants 2012 (12 – 18 month) Duration: 12 – 18 month, interim report June 2013, final workshop June 2014 Part A: Delivering specific land cover/use statistics 7 grants (DE, EL, IT, NL, NO, PL, PT) Part B: Integration of LUCAS in national in-situ surveys 4 grants (EL, IT, NO, PT)
Part A: Land cover/use statistics * Data sources - classification, precision * Methodology - for calculating areas * Areas calculated – results & quality * Pilot data collection * Micro data access conditions * Update cycles Land cover or land use data or both
Questions 1) Specificities of different data sources? 2) Calculations: approximations, uncertainties? Error propagation 3) Comparison of results from different sources Comparability and discrepancies Reasons for discrepancies 4) Which LUCAS statistics can be covered easily, with adaptations, with difficulties? 5) Micro-data access
Part B:LUCAS and national in-situ surveys * Analyse a national in-situ survey * How to integrate LUCAS? * Costs, drawbacks and benefits
FAQ & general questions 1) U130 "Mining and quarrying" --> sub-class U133 "Other mining and quarrying" is missing. (p. 12 of the technical specifications of the tender) 2) "Other" categories
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Italy AGRIT (Agricultural survey): Major crops Sample points are selected in the strata of POPOLUS classified as agricultural areas INFC (Forest and carbon sinks inventory) Coherent with FAO/FRA POPOLUS: 500 m grid, photo-interpreted points, updated every 5 – 6 years
Norway National area frame survey of land cover and outfield land resources Based on LUCAS 2003 18 by 18 km sampling frame Complete survey for PSUs Similar field form Photographs Timing: 10 years