The main characteristics of the Lagadas site are summarised hereafter:

Site name	Lagadas
Information Providers	Vasilis PAPANASTASIS (AUTH) Joachim HILL (UTRIER)
Site location
Geodetic coordinates in WGS84	lat: ULX 408328.0 - ULY 4553720.0 long: LRX 494542.0 - LRY 4469450.0 TM-frame
Province	Lagadas
Region	Central Macedonia
Country	Thessaloniki, Greece
General conditions
Altitude range	35 - 1100 m
Climate	Average precipitation (spatial range, mm/y): 585 mm Average temperature (spatial range °C/y): 12,1°C
Topography	Flat 38%, gentle 27.8%, rough 34.1%
Rock type	Metamorphic rocks 51.1%, alluvial rocks 30.9%, acid pyroclasts 8%, tertiary (pyro-limestones) 1.8%, basic rocks 1.1%
Land cover	Forest 20.5%, shrubland 26.5%, grasslands 7.7%, agricultural areas 37%, abandoned fields 0.6%
Land Use	Forest 15.9%, rangelands 39.4%, agricultural lands 37%, lakes 5.3%, settlements 1.3%
Land condition	20% very degraded, 30% little degraded
Local contacts	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Forest Research Institute of Thessaloniki Collaborative administration to facilitate data and stakeholders contacts: Forest Service of Thessaloniki Prefecture
Appraisal
Of what the site is representative in a Mediterranean context?	Grazing, rangelands, degraded vegetation in rangelands, strongly differentiated grazing impact with stability, increase and decrease in neighbouring areas, intensification of agricultural use in plain areas
Which is the relevance of applying DeSurvey to the site?	Rangelands and marginal lands vulnerable to degradation EU membership/accession as the main driving force for significant land use changes in sharp contrast to traditional land use schemes strong heterogeneity of land uses
Might the site be complementary of other conditions?	Yes: Elevation gradient allows for comparison of different ecozones at very short distances Grazing in rugged terrain Intensification of agriculture/irrigation
Might the site allow comparative analysis with other sites?	Yes: see above
Which is the relative impact of policy/subsidized, market and subsistence economy on land use structure?	Land use strongly driven by policy/subsidies, e.g. increase in livestock, intensification of agriculture
Which are the potential users of DeSurvey products in the site?	Local Municipalities, Land management agencies, Region of Central Macedonia
Research projects in the site	GeoRange (Geomatics in the Assessment and Sustainable Management of Mediterranean Rangelands), ref. EU-EVK2-2000-22089: Development of methodology for the assessment of range condition of Mediterranean rangelands
Information database	Only available for DeSurvey consortium