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Abstract
Major environmental indicators require data at a spatial resolution below administrative units as
found in economic models. The CAPRI-Dynaspat project added spatial results for EU27 to the CAPRI
model allowing for linkage to bio-physical models and calculation of novel indicators. The layer
consists of clusters of 1x1 km cells exhausting the agricultural area, uniform in soil parameters, slope
class, land cover and administrative unit. Crop and irrigation shares, stocking densities and yields are
estimated per cluster along with intermediate input demand including crop specific fertilizer
application rates. Those estimates drive statistically estimated meta-models from the bio-physical crop
growth model DNDC to derive the nitrogen and water cycle. Indicator calculators allow estimating
further impacts as e.g. different gaseous emissions or economic performance of agriculture. The
results are available for the base year, for projection or scenario results, thus allowing analyzing
environmental impacts in a spatial context.