In the middle of January GEODIS delivered the last portion of the data for the LPIS project in Macedonia. A brand new orthophoto map of ground element 50 cm covers the entire territory of Republic of Macedonia. Approximately half of the surface is rural area, which is digitized, resulting in a new digital agricultural land database. Each land parcel includes basic data, such as area, and landuse. Later, owner data and subsidy amount will be added by the final user, the Macedonian agricultural ministry. This database will be a reference for the LPIS, which is a basic instrument for deployment of European Union agricultural subsidies to farmers. Having an LPIS database created with updated aerial images is one of the country´s EU accession conditions.
