Geolocation | EUDR glossary
The EUDR's definition of geolocation: six decimal digits, and polygons for plots over four hectares except cattle. What it means for your file.
‘geolocation’ means the geographical location of a plot of land described by means of latitude and longitude coordinates corresponding to at least one latitude and one longitude point and using at least six decimal digits; for plots of land of more than four hectares used for the production of the relevant commodities other than cattle, this shall be provided using polygons with sufficient latitude and longitude points to describe the perimeter of each plot of land
This one sentence is the legal source of most of what a geolocation file has to get right:
- Latitude and longitude: which the Information System takes in WGS 84 decimal degrees, longitude first (GeoJSON File Description, Introduction).
- At least six decimal digits: see insufficient precision.
- Polygons above four hectares, except cattle: see point or polygon.
Micro or small primary operators may replace geolocation with the postal address of their plots or establishment (Regulation (EU) 2025/2650, Art. 1(5)).
Sources
- Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (the EU Deforestation Regulation), Art. 2(28), Official Journal of the European Union, L 150, 9.6.2023
- EUDR GeoJSON File Description (EUDR Information System help, updated 17 August 2026), Introduction, European Commission
- Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Art. 1(5), Official Journal of the European Union, 23.12.2025
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