1. Land Cover and Land Use Statistics
The Future
Working Group
Land Cover and Land Use Statistics

2. 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

3. 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)

4. 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)

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

6. 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

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

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

9. 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

10. Increase feedback from MS
Mailing list w/National Contact points

11. Suggestions?