A Methodological Approach for Irrigation Detection in the Frame of Common Agricultural Policy Checks by Monitoring

New needs have arisen from member states and paying agencies (PA) to achieve the compliance assessment from farmers in the frame of the European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Traditional field inspection (on-the-spot checks) and computer-aided photointerpretation (CAPI) carried out by each PA ov...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Paredes-Gómez, Alberto Gutiérrez, Vicente Del Blanco, David A. Nafría
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/6/867
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author Vanessa Paredes-Gómez
Alberto Gutiérrez
Vicente Del Blanco
David A. Nafría
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David A. Nafría
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description New needs have arisen from member states and paying agencies (PA) to achieve the compliance assessment from farmers in the frame of the European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Traditional field inspection (on-the-spot checks) and computer-aided photointerpretation (CAPI) carried out by each PA over a sample of 5% of the applicants are being replaced by a 100% sample Copernicus satellite-based system (checks by monitoring, CbM). This new approach will be an integral part of the Area Monitoring System that will be part of the Integrated Administrative Control System (IACS) in the post-2020 CAP. Among all the aid schemes having to be analyzed, there are some specific aids in which the detection of irrigation of certain crops can result in a no-compliance resolution. Apart from that, the knowledge of the truly irrigated area in each campaign has always been data of great interest in irrigation planning, crop yield statistics, and water management, and now more than ever. Although several sources of information exist, there is no consensual methodology for estimating the actual irrigated area. The objective of this study is to propose a methodological approach based mainly on Copernicus Sentinel and IACS data not only to detect the surface of herbaceous crops that have been actually irrigated but also to derive a product suitable to be incorporated into the CAP monitoring process system. This methodology is already being used operationally during the ongoing campaign 2020 by Castile and León PA.
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spelling doaj.art-e8ba57da3a68444295608b072b9584e32023-11-20T04:15:11ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952020-06-0110686710.3390/agronomy10060867A Methodological Approach for Irrigation Detection in the Frame of Common Agricultural Policy Checks by MonitoringVanessa Paredes-Gómez0Alberto Gutiérrez1Vicente Del Blanco2David A. Nafría3Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León (ITACyL), Subdirección de Infraestructuras Agrarias, Unidad de Información Geográfica e Innovación, Finca Zamadueñas, Ctra. Burgos Km. 119, 47071 Valladolid, SpainInstituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León (ITACyL), Subdirección de Infraestructuras Agrarias, Unidad de Información Geográfica e Innovación, Finca Zamadueñas, Ctra. Burgos Km. 119, 47071 Valladolid, SpainInstituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León (ITACyL), Subdirección de Infraestructuras Agrarias, Unidad de Información Geográfica e Innovación, Finca Zamadueñas, Ctra. Burgos Km. 119, 47071 Valladolid, SpainInstituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León (ITACyL), Subdirección de Infraestructuras Agrarias, Unidad de Información Geográfica e Innovación, Finca Zamadueñas, Ctra. Burgos Km. 119, 47071 Valladolid, SpainNew needs have arisen from member states and paying agencies (PA) to achieve the compliance assessment from farmers in the frame of the European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Traditional field inspection (on-the-spot checks) and computer-aided photointerpretation (CAPI) carried out by each PA over a sample of 5% of the applicants are being replaced by a 100% sample Copernicus satellite-based system (checks by monitoring, CbM). This new approach will be an integral part of the Area Monitoring System that will be part of the Integrated Administrative Control System (IACS) in the post-2020 CAP. Among all the aid schemes having to be analyzed, there are some specific aids in which the detection of irrigation of certain crops can result in a no-compliance resolution. Apart from that, the knowledge of the truly irrigated area in each campaign has always been data of great interest in irrigation planning, crop yield statistics, and water management, and now more than ever. Although several sources of information exist, there is no consensual methodology for estimating the actual irrigated area. The objective of this study is to propose a methodological approach based mainly on Copernicus Sentinel and IACS data not only to detect the surface of herbaceous crops that have been actually irrigated but also to derive a product suitable to be incorporated into the CAP monitoring process system. This methodology is already being used operationally during the ongoing campaign 2020 by Castile and León PA.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/6/867CAP monitoringchecks by monitoringcrop classification mapsirrigation detectionirrigated crops area estimationremote sensing
spellingShingle Vanessa Paredes-Gómez
Alberto Gutiérrez
Vicente Del Blanco
David A. Nafría
A Methodological Approach for Irrigation Detection in the Frame of Common Agricultural Policy Checks by Monitoring
Agronomy
CAP monitoring
checks by monitoring
crop classification maps
irrigation detection
irrigated crops area estimation
remote sensing
title A Methodological Approach for Irrigation Detection in the Frame of Common Agricultural Policy Checks by Monitoring
title_full A Methodological Approach for Irrigation Detection in the Frame of Common Agricultural Policy Checks by Monitoring
title_fullStr A Methodological Approach for Irrigation Detection in the Frame of Common Agricultural Policy Checks by Monitoring
title_full_unstemmed A Methodological Approach for Irrigation Detection in the Frame of Common Agricultural Policy Checks by Monitoring
title_short A Methodological Approach for Irrigation Detection in the Frame of Common Agricultural Policy Checks by Monitoring
title_sort methodological approach for irrigation detection in the frame of common agricultural policy checks by monitoring
topic CAP monitoring
checks by monitoring
crop classification maps
irrigation detection
irrigated crops area estimation
remote sensing
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/6/867
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