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035			_a(Sirsi) u122142
100			_aCramp, B.
245			_aRain or shine, satellite monitors European farms
260			_c2003
490			_aGeo Informatics _v(6) March 2003, 10-12(3)
520			_aFor many years Earth-observation (EO) satellite technology has been used to classify and monitor crops. The EU utilizes this technology extensively to control some components of its agricultural subsidy program, the European Agriculture Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF). EAGGF is part of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy. Article examines the application of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite imaging, highlighting the benefits of SAR satellites such as RADARSAT-1 over other EO satellites. Advantages include guaranteed data acquisition and enhanced crop identification. Also looks at the value of SAR images during the foot-and-mouth epidemic and the role of SAR in the future of the EAGGF. [Partly taken from journal abstract].
590			_aABS
650			_aCOMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY
650			_aEUROPEAN AGRICULTURE GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE FUND
650			_aFARMING
650			_aAGRICULTURE
650			_aSAR SATELLITES
650			_aEUROPE
650			_aEO SATELLITES
690			_aGeomatics _96242
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999			_c72586 _d72586