Spatially explicit knowledge on grassland extent and management is critical to understand
and monitor the impact of grassland use intensity on ecosystem services and biodiversity …

The intensity of land use and management in permanent grasslands affects both biodiversity
and important ecosystem services. Comprehensive knowledge about these intensities is a …

Managed grasslands cover about one third of the European utilized agricultural area.
Appropriate grassland management is key for balancing trade-offs between provisioning …

Sustainable monitoring and determining the biophysical characteristics of crops is of global
importance due to the increase in demand for food. In this context, remote sensing data …

Grasslands cover one-third of the agricultural area in Germany and play an important
economic role by providing fodder for livestock. In addition, they fulfill important ecosystem …

One of the precepts of food security is the proper functioning of the global food markets. This
calls for open and timely intelligence on crop production on an agroclimatically meaningful …

Governments pay agencies to control the activities of farmers who receive governmental
support. Field visits are costly and highly time-consuming; hence remote sensing is widely …

Grasslands encompass vast and diverse ecosystems that provide food, wildlife habitat and
carbon storage. Their large range in land use intensity significantly impacts their ecological …

Land use (LU) monitoring and mapping from remote sensing (RS) data are relevant topics in
Earth observation (EO). LU monitoring requires powerful/robust classification approaches …

Abstract The European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the Habitats
Directive aim to improve biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. Both policies require …