EUDR GeoJSON error reference

The Commission’s list of common file errors

The specification ends with sixteen errors it sees most often (GeoJSON File Description, Common errors). Each one maps to a rule here:

1. Coordinate lines crossing: The boundary of this plot crosses itself
2. Overlapping sides: The boundary folds back on itself
3. Shapes with holes: This plot has a hole in it
4. “Open” polygons: This polygon is not closed
5. Invalid geometry types: This shape type is not accepted for production places
6. Coordinates representing straight lines: This polygon encloses no area
7. Duplicate coordinates after truncation to six decimals: Two points in a row become identical at six decimals
8. File syntax errors: The file has a JSON syntax error
9. Invalid property names: A property name is misspelled or has the wrong capitals
10. Invalid file format: This file is not JSON
11. Invalid coordinate range: A longitude is outside -180 to 180, A latitude is outside -90 to 90
12. Invalid producer country ISO2 code: ProducerCountry is not a valid two-letter country code
13. Password-protected files: The file is a password-protected archive
14. Data representation issues: Area is written as text instead of a number, A coordinate is not a number
15. Polygons with holes inside: This plot has a hole in it
16. Files exceeding the 25 MB size limit: The file is larger than 25 MB

The file itself

Problems that stop the file being read at all, or that apply to the whole statement.

• ErrorThis file is not JSONFILE-001
• ErrorThe file has a JSON syntax errorFILE-002
• ErrorThe file is larger than 25 MBFILE-003
• WarningThe file starts with a byte order markFILE-004
• ErrorThe file is not valid UTF-8 textFILE-005
• ErrorThe file is a password-protected archiveFILE-006
• ErrorA Type II file needs ProducerCountry on every plotFILE-007
• WarningThis file has more producers than one statement allowsFILE-008

Structure

The file is JSON, but not shaped the way the Information System reads it.

• ErrorThe file is not a FeatureCollection, Feature or geometrySTRU-001
• ErrorThis shape type is not accepted for production placesSTRU-002
• ErrorThis plot has no shapeSTRU-003
• ErrorThis shape has no coordinatesSTRU-004
• ErrorPoint coordinates are wrapped in an extra pair of bracketsSTRU-005
• WarningThis file uses a GeometryCollectionSTRU-006
• ErrorThe file contains no plotsSTRU-007

Coordinates

Numbers in the wrong order, the wrong units, or with too little precision.

• ErrorA longitude is outside -180 to 180COORD-001
• ErrorA latitude is outside -90 to 90COORD-002
• ErrorLongitude and latitude look swappedCOORD-003
• WarningCoordinates carry fewer than six decimal placesCOORD-004
• ErrorTwo points in a row become identical at six decimalsCOORD-005
• ErrorThese coordinates are not in WGS84 degreesCOORD-006
• ErrorA coordinate is not a numberCOORD-007

Plot shapes

Polygons that cross themselves, fold back, are open, or have holes.

• ErrorThis polygon is not closedGEOM-001
• ErrorThis polygon has fewer than four coordinate pairsGEOM-002
• ErrorThe boundary of this plot crosses itselfGEOM-003
• ErrorThe boundary folds back on itselfGEOM-004
• ErrorThis plot has a hole in itGEOM-005
• ErrorThis polygon encloses no areaGEOM-006
• ErrorOne shape inside this MultiPolygon is invalidGEOM-007

Properties

ProducerName, ProducerCountry, ProductionPlace and Area: names, types and values.

• ErrorA property name is misspelled or has the wrong capitalsPROP-001
• ErrorProducerCountry is not a valid two-letter country codePROP-002
• ErrorArea is written as text instead of a numberPROP-003
• NoteThis point has no Area, so it will be treated as 4 hectaresPROP-004
• ErrorA plot over 4 hectares cannot be a single pointPROP-005
• ErrorArea is zero or below the accepted minimumPROP-006
• WarningThe declared Area does not match the shape you drewPROP-007
• NoteProductionPlace is missingPROP-008
• WarningA MultiPoint plot with a large declared area may need polygonsPROP-009

Plausibility (our own checks)

Not rejection reasons in the Information System. Signs that something in the file is probably wrong.

• WarningThis plot is not inside the country you declaredPLAUS-001
• WarningTwo plots in this file overlap or are identicalPLAUS-002
• WarningThis plot is an unusual size for the commodityPLAUS-003