Budget: 180.000,00 € (90% Commission contribution) PROJECT: Updating Land Cover Estimation Procedures in Greece and the Integration with LUCAS Survey REPORT JUNE 2013 Contract Issues CONTRACT ISSUES Grant Agreement No: 40301.2012.002-2012.598 Signature Date: 27-12-2012 Budget: 180.000,00 € (90% Commission contribution) Project Duration: 18 months (starting from signature date) Beneficiary: Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food Subcontractors: Agricultural University of Athens, Charokopio University of Athens Subcontractors Budget: 75.904,40€ Description of Working Packages: WP 1: Coordination of the Project-Project Management Duration 18 months WP 2: LU/LC Data Assessment and Comparison Duration 4 months WP 3: Geographical tool for estimating LU/LC Duration 8 months WP 4: Geographical tool to Support LUCAS HELLENIC DEMOCRACY Ministry of Rural Development and Food Slide 1

WP 1: COORDINATION OF THE PROJECT - PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROJECT: Updating Land Cover Estimation Procedures in Greece and the Integration with LUCAS Survey REPORT JUNE 2013 WP1: Project Management WP 1: COORDINATION OF THE PROJECT - PROJECT MANAGEMENT Deliverable 1: PROJECT PLAN including Working Packages, Tasks, Deliverables, Time scheduling, assignments to Subcontractors and other Participants (Ministry of RDF and Greek Payment Authority of Common Agricultural Policy (OPEKEPE) . Status: Completed Deliverable 2: Selection of Subcontractors. Contracts have been signed (April 2013) with 2 university departments specialized in the project topics: Agricultural University of Athens and Charokopio University of Athens. Deliverable 3: Project Reporting, every semester. Status: Completed (for 1st Semester) Deliverable 4: Technical Interim Report. Status: under Completion (planned-actual date: 30 June 2013) Other Administrative Actions of WP 1: Formal selection of the Management Team. Status: Completed Formal selection of the other Operational Staff. Status: Due Date Legal Actions and Financial Management of the project. Status: Completed HELLENIC DEMOCRACY Ministry of Rural Development and Food Slide 2

WP 2: LU/LC DATA ASSESSMENT AND COMPARISON PROJECT: Updating Land Cover Estimation Procedures in Greece and the Integration with LUCAS Survey REPORT JUNE 2013 WP 2: LU/LC Data Assessment and Comparison WP 2: LU/LC DATA ASSESSMENT AND COMPARISON Deliverables Description Planned Date Completion (in Jun. 2013) Actual Date 1 Documentation of LU/LC data sources (Agencies, Ministries, etc) Thorough investigation of the LU/LC data sources through the National Infrastructure for Spatial Information (due to the Directive 2007/2/EC) and according to the criteria set for the project. It resulted in the documentation of the central and local directories and agencies in charge of managing appropriate LU/LC geospatial data. Apr 2013 80% Jul 2013 2 Documentation of LU/LC data sets (specificities, classes, etc) Simultaneously, the previous investigation has been executed for the LU/LC data sets according to the criteria set for the project (including Metadata) It resulted in the documentation of the appropriate data sets that will be used for the project, including: specificities of different types, performance, coherence, time and spatial coverage, classes, quality & reliability 60% 3 Pilot data collection (definition of area-sets, data collection) Pilot data collection of the data sets in the Agricultural Sector (80%) 50% 4 Documentation on compliance and precision, compared to LUCAS The LU/LC datasets that will be used for the project have been compared to LUCAS documenting their compliance and precision 30% HELLENIC DEMOCRACY Ministry of Rural Development and Food Slide 3

WP 3: GEOGRAPHICAL TOOL FOR ESTIMATING LU/LC PROJECT: Updating Land Cover Estimation Procedures in Greece and the Integration with LUCAS Survey REPORT JUNE 2013 WP 3: Geographical tool for estimating LU/LC WP 3: GEOGRAPHICAL TOOL FOR ESTIMATING LU/LC Deliverables Description Planned Date Completion (Jun. 2013) Actual Date 1 Methodology for calculating the total area of existing LU/LC data set classes through the new proposed classification system (class transformation system, pros and cons, approximations, uncertainties) Integration, through geo-spatial approaches, of the information obtained in WP 2. Use also of proxy information/variables and/or remote sensing data at pilot study level. Nov 2013 25% 2 Statistical and geographical tool for integrating the existing data according to the new methodology A comprehensive operational scheme will be set up and integrated in a GIS tool specifically designed for the project application. Transforming existed data classification to the requested one. 0% 3 Quality Assessment of the Methods and Data Technical limitations, data update interval, synergies with other data collection activities and other constraints. HELLENIC DEMOCRACY Ministry of Rural Development and Food Slide 4

WP 4: GEOGRAPHICAL TOOL TO SUPPORT LUCAS PROJECT: Updating Land Cover Estimation Procedures in Greece and the Integration with LUCAS Survey REPORT JUNE 2013 WP 4: Geographical tool to Support LUCAS WP 4: GEOGRAPHICAL TOOL TO SUPPORT LUCAS Deliverables Description Planned Date Completion (Jun. 2013) Actual Date 1 Documentation of national in situ surveys Comparative and in depth assessment of all the data from national in situ surveys. May 2014 20% 2 Reporting of national in situ surveys compared to LUCAS (differences in classification, in precision, in timing, coverage, scope, grid) Differences in classification, in precision, in timing, coverage, scope, grid 0% 3 Project plan and geographical and geo-statistical tool for integrating national surveys with LUCAS (requirements for the reference year 2015) A concrete proposal for a national in-situ data collection survey integrating the next LUCAS survey will be prepared. 4 Feasibility assessment on integrating national surveys with LUCAS (costs, benefits drawbacks) Cost, benefits and drawbacks on how a in situ data collection survey/census could be integrated with a LUCAS survey HELLENIC DEMOCRACY Ministry of Rural Development and Food Slide 5

WP 1: No modifications requested PROJECT: Updating Land Cover Estimation Procedures in Greece and the Integration with LUCAS Survey REPORT JUNE 2013 Project Update PROJECT UPDATE WP 1: No modifications requested WP 2: Request for 3 months extension. No influence on the entire project duration WP 3: No modifications requested WP 4: No modifications requested HELLENIC DEMOCRACY Ministry of Rural Development and Food Slide 6

PROJECT: Updating Land Cover Estimation Procedures in Greece and the Integration with LUCAS Survey REPORT JUNE 2013 Project Update Thank You Stilianos Kokkidis (Hellenic MRDF*) General Supervision and Coordination of the action * Ministry of Rural Development and Food HELLENIC DEMOCRACY Ministry of Rural Development and Food Slide 7