Field Blocks2017

The field block map is a digital field map, with agricultural land collected in field blocks. A field block is a geographically coherent unit of agricultural land. The boundaries of the field blocks typically follow permanent boundaries in the landscape. The map is used in the management of cases related to geographical location of arable land, primarily under EU area-based aid schemes. The field block map is continuously updated on the basis of orthophotos and reports from farmers and authorities. The field block map contains approximately 444 000 field blocks, covering approximately 2.8 million hectares of agricultural land. Each field block is identified by a field block number, area, type. A field block means a continuous area on which one or more farmers cultivate one or more different crops.