Satellite monitoring for EU farms and supply chains, from crop and parcel checks to practice evidence, weather risk and deforestation evidence for EUDR.
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Farming in European Union
Farming in the European Union is varied. The northern and western plains, such as the Paris Basin, northern Germany and Poland, grow cereals, rapeseed, sugar beet and potatoes. The Danube and Pannonian plains in Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary grow maize, sunflower and wheat. Southern Europe grows olives, vines, citrus and vegetables, in Andalusia, Puglia, the Po Valley, Greece and Portugal. Fields range from very small in parts of the south and east to very large in the north and east.
The Common Agricultural Policy shapes many decisions. Paying agencies check area-based aid claims, and member states increasingly use satellite time series to check that the declared crop and activity, such as mowing or harvest, match what happens in the field. Conditions on soil cover, rotation and fallow land add records to keep. Weather adds risk: heat and drought in the south and east, spring frost, hail and floods almost anywhere.
The EU Deforestation Regulation reaches the supply chain. It covers cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soy and wood, and asks operators to trace products to the plot where they were produced and to show they are deforestation-free. Check the current regulation text for the details. Map My Crop supports growers, agribusinesses, insurers and agencies in the European Union.
Main crops
Wheat
The most widely grown cereal, from the Paris Basin to the Danube plains.
Maize
Grown for grain and silage in Romania, France, Hungary, Italy and the Danube basin.
Sunflower
A major oilseed on the Danube and Black Sea plains, in France and in Spain.
Rapeseed
A main winter oilseed in France, Germany and Poland.
Olive
Grown in Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal, from small groves to large irrigated blocks.
Grape
Vineyards across France, Italy and Spain, managed block by block.
Sugar beet
Grown in France, Germany, Poland and other north and central regions.
Potato
A major crop in the Netherlands, France, Germany and Poland.
What makes it hard
Heat, drought, hail and frost
Weather extremes now hit almost every region. Growers, insurers and lenders need field-level evidence of what happened and where.
Proving what was grown, and how
Area checks and practice conditions need records by parcel. Crop type, activity dates and practices such as cover crops and rotation take time to document by hand.
Deforestation-free supply chains
Importers and processors of soy, palm oil, cocoa, coffee, rubber and wood need plot-level origin data and evidence of land-cover change.
How Map My Crop helps in European Union
Check declared crops against the field
Crop Type Detection labels the crop in each field with a probability score and detects tillage, sowing, growth-stage and harvest dates. Labels can be joined to the parcel for a declared-versus-detected audit, and heterogeneity checks flag fields that hold more than one crop.
Outline parcels and link records
Farm Boundary Detection maps field boundaries from satellite imagery, with versions by year for up to 10 years. Boundaries can be linked to land-record data in 40+ countries.
Evidence practices and sourcing
Sustainable Agriculture Suite verifies practices such as cover cropping, reduced tillage and rotation from imagery, maps sourcing plots to shipments and packages the evidence for reporting and audit.
Show land-cover change for EUDR
Forest Monitoring detects clearing and tracks loss over time, with dated imagery and reports that can support due-diligence and audit evidence for sourcing areas.
Manage fields with precision
Crop Monitoring gives field-level maps and weather, advisories, and variable-rate prescription files exported for ISOBUS-compatible machinery.
How it starts
- Tell us your area and crops. Tell us whether you farm, advise, insure, lend or source, which countries and crops are involved and what evidence you need.
- We set up your fields and maps. Parcels are outlined from satellite imagery or loaded from your files. Crop types, activity dates and monitoring layers are then attached to each parcel or sourcing plot.
- Review it in a demo. See maps, alerts and reports for your own fields or sourcing areas. Book a demo on the contact page. We reply within one business day.
Frequently asked questions
Is Map My Crop an official system for CAP checks?
Map My Crop does not claim any EU approval or certification. Its outputs, such as field boundaries, crop type, activity dates and dated imagery, can support the checks and records that farmers, advisors and agencies keep.
Which products does the EUDR cover?
The regulation covers cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soy and wood, and products derived from them. Operators must trace products to the plot and show they are deforestation-free.
How can satellites help with deforestation evidence?
Forest Monitoring detects clearing and tracks forest loss over time, and Sustainable Agriculture Suite maps sourcing plots as polygons and monitors land-use change in sourcing areas. Map My Crop does not replace an operator's own legal due diligence.
Does it work with farm machinery?
Crop Monitoring exports variable-rate prescription maps as ISO XML and shapefile for ISOBUS-compatible machinery.