Land Figures & Spatial Data Infrastructure in KOSOVO Idriz SHALA idriz.shala@gmail.com GIS -expert Afrim SHARKU afrim.sharku@gmail.com Land Management - Expert Kick-off meeting of the Regional Expert Advisory Working Group on development, mapping and analyses of Areas with Natural Constraints 2 nd 3 th March 2016 Skopje, Macedonia
FACTS ABOUT KOSOVO Area (10,908 km 2 ) Population (1.8 mill. 2014) Number of municipalities 38 Number of Settlements 1469 1 % 5 % Agriculture land Forest 41 % 53 % Water Others (Build up Area) Kosovo has a considerable arable land surfaces which is a good precondition for the development of agricultural activities.
Characteristics of agriculture in Kosovo Loss of agricultural land per year 1000 ha (estimation)/year; Agriculture sector contribute 14 % to GDP The climate is semi-continental with aaverage annual rainfall of 600 to 700mm. Total Use land and use of agricultural land on agricultural holdings, Kosovo 2014 3% 13% 3% Arable land Kitchen garden 2% 35% Permanent grassland Permanent crops 44% Unutilized Agricultural land Forest 0% Non-agricultural land area Source of data: Agriculture census 2014 In total the agricultural holdings in Kosovo use 512 000 hectares of land or 47 % total area in Kosovo
METHODOLOGY OF LAND SUITABILITY CLASSIFICATION (MAFRD) AINo. 02/2006 Agriculture Land Suitability Classification Classes SAL The points SAL Suitability Agriculture Land 1 85-100 Very good 2 76-85 Good 3 66-75 Above average 4 56-65 Average 5 of Group of Agriculture Land Kept particularly for agriculture production 46-55 Below average Decisions to protect the agriculture must be taken based on the value 6 36-45 Poor Weak land: mainly forestry zone and 7 meadows; it is not reasonable to be 1-35 Very poor kept for agriculture 8 0 Unsuited Mechanized agriculture ploughing is not possible 3 sets of elements: 1. Land (soil type, texture, depth and drainage) 2. Terrain (slope) 3. Climate (altitude and atmospheric precipitation
Soil Map of Kosovo Kosovo is still using the old Yugoslavian Soil Classification (YSC) system Soil map of Kosovo was completed in 1974 at a scale of 1:50,000,
THE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION IN KOSOVO Main public civil institutions in Kosovo dealing with Geographic Information: Kosovo Cadastral Agency Kosovo Agency for Statistics Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning Ministry of Transport and Communication Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development Ministry of Economic Development Independent Commission for Mines and Minerals Municipalities
Spatial references and geographical information in Kosovo 1 2 3 4 Country Statistical Regions 7 Municipality, 38 Settlements, 1,469 5 6 In Kosovo we have a lot SDI for Institutional Level but Government is in process to define NSDI according INSPIRE directive. Enumeration Area about 5,000 Buildings about 600 000
Spatial raster data in Kosovo Institutions Ortophotos map 2013 * Topographic map 1; 50.000, 25.000 * Ortophotos map 2004 * Satellite Imagine 2008 * Ortophotos map 2009 * Satellite Imagine 2010 * Ortophotos map 2013 10 cm Satellite Imagine 2008 / 2010 Resolution 50 cm per pixel 20 cm
DISADVANTAGES Spatial data are in: Different format (Shape, Tab, DWG, PDF, paper format etc.) Different coordinate projection (Kosovaref01, Gauss Kruger, UTM WGS 89) Spatial Data are created different methodologies We need to harmonized and to fellow international Standards!
Hierarchy of AGRICULTURE Census DATA organized in GIS - 2014 4 spatial levels (Country, Regions, Municipality, Settlements) 4 3 ID Settlements 1001 2 ID Municipality 01 1 ID 01 Regions Country X Y Geographical Coordinates
SOFTWARE IN USE IN KOSOVO MapInfo ArcGIS generally for making cartographic illustrations Concurrent-use license Tool for analysts analyzing spatial information compiling geographic data managing geographic information in a database i.g. National Official Register of Territorial Division of the Country creating maps Open sources i.g. QuantumGIS Methodological studies, special projects etc.
INSPIRE Data Themes ANNEX III ANNEX I 1. Coordinate reference systems 2. Geographical grid systems 3. Geographical names 4. Administrative units 5. Addresses 6. Cadastral parcels 7. Transport networks 8. Hydrography 9. Protected sites 1. Statistical units 2. Buildings 3. Soil 4. Land use 5. Human health and safety 6. Utility and governmental services 7. Environmental monitoring facilities 8. Production and industrial facilities 9. Agricultural and aquaculture facilities 10. Population distribution demography ANNEX II 1. Elevation 2. Land cover 3. Orthoimagery 4. Geology 11. Area management/restriction/ regulation zones and reporting units 12. Natural risk zones 13. Atmospheric conditions 14. Meteorological geographical features 15. Oceanographic geographical features 16. Sea regions 17. Bio-geographical regions 18. Habitats and biotopes 19. Species distribution 20. Energy resources 21. Mineral resources
Population Density by grid per 1 km² In Kosovo and Europe Statistical/population data for Kosovo are harmonized with Eurostat standards. Micro data Centroids from Buildings
Visualization data by maps Agriculture Census publication 100 Maps 30 Statistical indicators Agriculture Census The irrigated area - pipeline
NATIONAL GEOPORTAL IS AVAILABLE Raster data Administrative units and parcels Roads, Street name & address system Statistical Indicators
NATIONAL GEOPORTAL IS AVAILABLE Raster data Administrative units and parcels Roads, Street name & address system Statistical Indicators
Main challenges for land use * Loss of agricultural land due to unplanned urban constructions * Agricultural land parcels fragmentation * Industrial pollution: agricultural land exposes to a constant threat of soil and water pollution; and * Non-sustainable use of agricultural land.
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