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S4W-28786 · Written Question · lodged by Baillie, Jackie
Lodged on
02 Dec 2015Heard / answered on
18 Dec 2015To ask the Scottish Government whether it has completed its mapping of farms and what methodology it has used.
The answer
There is an on-going requirement to maintain the accuracy of our mapping system, which the European Commission (EC) regulations describe as a Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) and considers as a ‘key control’ for the administration of payments under the Common Agricultural Policy. This is achieved by reviewing regular updates from Ordnance Survey’s Mastermap, updated aerial photography, on the spot checks by Rural Payments and Inspection Division inspectors, and changes notified by land occupiers.
In addition we are currently in the process of updating the LPIS to include changes required by the recent Common Agricultural Policy reforms. For example, the EC regulations require us to create an Ecological Focus Area layer in our LPIS which includes details of the land cover in each field and some ecological focus area claimed by farmers each year.
In addition we are currently in the process of updating the LPIS to include changes required by the recent Common Agricultural Policy reforms. For example, the EC regulations require us to create an Ecological Focus Area layer in our LPIS which includes details of the land cover in each field and some ecological focus area claimed by farmers each year.
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 Dec 2015.