Module of Remote Sensing of the Integrated Federal Information System on Agricultural Lands

Abstract

The Integrated Federal Information System on Agricultural Lands (IFIS AL) of the Ministry of agriculture of Russia was put into operation in April 2018. State monitoring of agricultural lands is one of the missions of this System. The paper describes the main tasks of the System, types and sources of information contained in it. Special attention is paid to the Remote Sensing Module of IFIS AL based on VEGA service of vegetation satellite monitoring. It presents examples of the urgent challenges solving for agriculture by the tools implemented in it. The prospects for the development of the Module are outlined, aimed at improving the mechanism for implementing state monitoring of agricultural lands.