The EUDR GeoJSON format, explained

The EU published a GeoJSON File Description for EUDR geolocation, currently version 1.5. It defines how every plot in your due diligence statement must be described. Most rejections are not about your land, they are about the file not matching this shape. Fix the shape and the rest follows.

The top level: a FeatureCollection of plots

The whole file is one GeoJSON FeatureCollection. Each plot of land is one Feature inside it, with a geometry and a set of properties. A bare geometry, an array, or anything that is not a FeatureCollection is rejected at the door.

{"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[
  {"type":"Feature",
   "properties":{"ProducerName":"Farm A","ProducerCountry":"BR","Area":2.4},
   "geometry":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-51.1,-10.1], ... ]]}}
]}

Geometry: Point, Polygon, or MultiPolygon

Only three geometry types are allowed: Point, Polygon, and MultiPolygon. A point is permitted only for a plot below 4 hectares and it must carry an Area. Anything 4 hectares or larger needs a polygon.

Coordinates: WGS84, longitude then latitude, 6 decimals

• WGS84 (EPSG:4326). Degrees of longitude and latitude, not a projected national grid. Projected coordinates are rejected.
• Order. Longitude first, then latitude, as GeoJSON requires. Swapping them puts your plot in the wrong hemisphere.
• Precision. About 6 decimal places. More is unnecessary and can be flagged, fewer places the plot imprecisely.

Polygon rules that trip people up

A polygon ring must be closed (the last coordinate equals the first), have at least 4 positions, not self-intersect, and follow the right-hand winding rule (exterior ring counter-clockwise). These four are the most common silent rejections.

Properties TRACES expects

Each plot should carry a producer name, a producer country as an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (for example BR or CI), a description, and an Area for point plots. Missing these is usually a warning rather than a hard block, but a clean submission includes them.

Common questions