The disclosed subject matter relates to a method for detecting agricultural field work performed by a vehicle, comprising:a) carrying a satellite navigation receiver on the vehicle and recording a sequence of position fixes and associated time stamps；b) for a position fix: determining a group of position fixes that lie in a region；c) dividing the group into sub-groups on the basis of a minimum time interval；d) determining trajectory sections on the basis of the sub-groups；e) determining an attribute vector for the considered position fix comprising at least an angle between two trajectory sections； and,f) if the attribute vector satisfies a specified threshold criterion, detecting the position fix as a location of field work.
