Plot data checker

Check a co-operative's or exporter's farm plot file before it goes to a buyer. Get a plot-by-plot report and a clean file in the format the EU deforestation rules (EUDR) ask for.

EUDR rules used: a point is enough for a plot of 4 hectares or less; a bigger plot needs its full boundary; coordinates in WGS84 (longitude first) with at least 6 decimal places.

What files work

• GeoJSON: points and polygons, for example from AfriCompliance's farm map or a GIS tool.
• CSV with latitude and longitude columns, or a wkt column, or a Kobo / ODK export with a geopoint or geoshape column. Columns such as farmer_name, member_no and area_ha are picked up automatically.

What it checks, and what it doesn't

• Shapes: points and boundaries, open or self-crossing boundaries, latitude and longitude swapped, coordinates rounded too much, very small or very large plots.
• Between plots: duplicates, overlapping boundaries, and points that fall inside another plot.
• Records: missing farmer names or IDs, and for EUDR products the 4-hectare rule, missing areas and the country of production.
• Not checked: deforestation after 31 December 2020 and legality. The company placing the product on the EU market does that, for example with FAO's free Whisp tool.

AfriCompliance is independent and not endorsed by the European Commission or any Kenyan authority. Rules: European Commission EUDR page.