Polygon | EUDR glossary
What a polygon is in an EUDR geolocation file: at least four coordinate pairs, closed, no crossing lines, no holes.
Polygon geometry types consist of at least four pairs of coordinates and represent an enclosed area by these coordinate points.
A polygon is the outline of a plot. For the Information System it must be closed (the first and last coordinates the same), must not cross itself, and must not have holes (GeoJSON File Description, Definitions). Plots of more than four hectares need one, except for cattle (Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Art. 2(28)).
Each of those requirements has its own page in the error reference, with how to fix it.
Sources
- EUDR GeoJSON File Description (EUDR Information System help, updated 17 August 2026), Definitions, European Commission
- Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (the EU Deforestation Regulation), Art. 2(28), Official Journal of the European Union, L 150, 9.6.2023
Last verified against these sources on .