The Commission is developing remote-sensing services in the context of Copernicus as a user-driven programme established by Regulation (EU) 2021/696, thereby also supporting Member States. In order to increase the timeliness and effectiveness of soil health monitoring, Member States should, where relevant, use remote-sensing data, including outputs from the Copernicus services, for the monitoring of relevant soil descriptors and soil sealing and soil removal indicators, and, if relevant, the assessment of soil health. The Commission and the EEA should support exploring possibilities with regard to, and developing, soil remote-sensing products, to assist Member States in monitoring the relevant soil descriptors and soil sealing and soil removal indicators.
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