Article 1
United Kingdom
From 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2013, the measures undertaken by the Commission making use of remote-sensing applications within the framework of the common agricultural policy (CAP) may be financed by the EAGF, pursuant to Article 3(2)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, where their aim is to give the Commission the means to:
manage agricultural markets;
ensure agro-economic monitoring of agricultural land and of the condition of crops, to enable estimates to be made, in particular as regards yields and agricultural production;
promote access to the estimates referred to in point (b);
ensure technological follow-up of the agro-meteorological system.
The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be in particular:
collection or purchase of data needed to implement and monitor the CAP, in particular satellite data and meteorological data;
creation of a spatial data infrastructure and a website;
carrying out specific studies on climatic conditions;
updating agro-meteorological and econometric models.
Where necessary, these measures shall be carried out in close collaboration with national laboratories and bodies.