GTIS-CAP : Geotraceability in Integrate System in the CAP

Specific Support Action

Contract n° 006468 (SSPE)

Objectives regarding geo-traceability

The aim of geographic traceability is to link geographic information with classic traceability data. It requires therefore taking into account geographic information relating a traced product with the parcel characteristics, its environment and events occurring during the production phase. To achieve this objective, the GTIS CAP project will define simple, complementary and easy-to-use geo-indicators that complement the LPIS-driven parcel-based ones.

Other projects on the theme of geo-traceability that have been implemented (IST-2001-34281 - GeoTraceAgri) have revealed that one of the major constraints for agricultural geo-traceability resulted from the difficulty of obtaining regular and exhaustive data on agricultural practices and in particular information on neighbouring parcels which are possible sources of pollution or non-desirable elements within the traced parcel.

The observation capacities of the earth have already been used intensively for monitoring agriculture. The MARS (EU) project and different regional adaptations of the CGMS system have demonstrated that satellite observations of the earth could serve to forecast agricultural production. The inventories of cultivated land and the land use globally or at parcel level are carried out using multi-spectral images provided by SPOT and LANDSAT satellites, linked more and more with data provided by QUICKBIRD, IKONOS, ERS’ SAR and Envisat’s ASAR and RADARSAT. These instruments can also be used for checking the agro-environmental measures and calculating the relevant indicators which are easy to update.

The satellite imagery, used in combination with DEM, will back up the use of LPIS for traceability by complementing the diagnosis thanks to dedicated image-based spatial analysis. The support of satellite imagery in geo-traceability can be summarised as follows:

To complement and reinforce the diagnosis at parcel and farm level thanks to a dedicated and simple information on their surroundings.
To better focus field inspections related to traceability thanks to a specific appraisal of risk and a previous analysis achieved upon satellite imagery on a large scope.
To better support the up-date process of LPIS thanks to a specific appraisal of risk and comparison of data at local level.
To complement the analysis of the impact of agricultural production on the surroundings of the parcel and farm, and its consequences on the environment.

Glossary

	ENG	FR	DE
CC	Cross-compliance	Conditionnalité	Einhaltung anderweitiger Verpflichtungen
CwRS	Controls with Remote sensing	Contrôles par Télédétection	Kontrol mit Fernerkundung
FAS	Farm Advisory System	SCA (Système de Conseil Agricole)	Landwirtschaftliche Betriebsberatungssystem
GAECs	Good agricultural and environmental conditions	Bonnes conditions agricoles et environnementales	Guter landwirtschaftliche und ökologischer Zustand
GFP	Usual Good farming Practices (2nd Pillar)	BPAH Bonnes pratiques agricoles habituelles (2e pilier)	Guter landwirtschaftliche und ökologischer Zustand
IACS	Integrated Administration and control System	SIGC (Système intégré de Gestion et de contrôle)	InVeKoS (Integriertes Verwaltungs und Kontrollsystems)
LPIS	Land Parcel identification System	SIPA (Système d’identification des parcelles agricoles)	FIS (Feld Identifizierung System)
SAPS	Single Area Payment Scheme for new M. States	Régime d’aide unique à la surface pour les nouveaux Etats Membres
SMRs	Statutory management requirements	Exigences réglementaires en matière de gestion	Grundanforderungen an die Betriebsführüngen
SPS	Single Payment Scheme	Régime de paiement unique	Einheitlichen Betriebsprämie

Source : O. Leo (JRC Ispra, 2004) : http://agrifish.jrc.it/marspac/CwRS/meetings/2004-11_budapest.htm