Geospatial analysis for supply chains: see what’s really happening on the land

Know where your suppliers are, whether land was deforested and how your crops are doing. GeoServices combines satellite monitoring, expert review and teams on the ground to give you clear, plot-level answers you can show to buyers, auditors and regulators.

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    Geospatial analysis, explained simply

    GeoServices is Peterson Technologies’ geospatial team. We use satellite images, maps and people in the field to show you what is happening on the land behind your supply chain. Most of the time it comes as part of a consulting project: you ask for EUDR readiness, certification support or crop advice, and the geospatial analysis comes inside it.

    • Geospatial mapping of suppliers, farms and sourcing areas, down to the plot
    • Satellite monitoring and land use change analysis, checked by experts
    • Evidence you can put in front of a buyer, an auditor or a regulator
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    GeoServices in numbers

    200+

    projects delivered

    34

    countries covered

    220M+

    hectares analysed

    80+

    countries with local experts on the ground

    A list of supplier names doesn’t tell you where your risks are

    Most companies know who their direct suppliers are. Far fewer know exactly where their products are grown, whether that land was forest a few years ago, or which farms are struggling this season. Supplier questionnaires only tell you what suppliers say. Generic risk maps only tell you where problems might be. Buyers, auditors and regulators want proof.
    GeoServices shows you which supplier, which piece of land, which risk, and what to do next.

    • Locations nobody checked. Supplier locations that are missing, approximate or never verified.
    • Risks you can’t trace. Warnings for a whole country or region that don’t point to a specific farm.
    • Evidence that doesn’t hold up. Files that fall apart when an auditor asks for them.
    • Suppliers off the grid. No GPS data, no digital systems, sometimes not even a phone signal.
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    Geospatial solutions to know where your products come from

    Each geospatial solution answers a simple question about your land or your suppliers. Most of the time it is part of a wider project with our consultants, so you get the answer and the support to act on it.

    Supplier and farm mapping

    “Where exactly are my suppliers, farms and sourcing areas?”
    A verified map and database of your suppliers, farms and sourcing areas (tier 1, 2 and 3) that your whole team can use, plus digital field tools to replace paper records.
    Used in: Traceability and supply chain mapping, EUDR, Certification support

    Polygon mapping

    “Do I have the exact boundaries of every plot I source from?”
    Accurate plot boundaries (polygons) for each farm, collected the way your suppliers can manage: simple digital forms, guided collection with our experts, or our teams in the field where there is no connection.
    Used in: EUDR, Traceability and supply chain mapping

    Custom map platforms (WebGIS)

    “How can my team see and use all this without being map experts?”
    A simple online map platform built for your team, with your farms, suppliers and results in one place and easy dashboards for people who aren’t mapping specialists.
    Used in: Traceability and supply chain mapping, Agronomy consultancy

    Geospatial analysis to prove your land is compliant

    Temporal analysis: deforestation and land use change

    “Was this land deforested after the cut-off date?”
    We compare satellite images of each plot over time (for EUDR, against 31 December 2020) and show clearly whether the land changed, with maps you can use as evidence.
    Used in: EUDR, Supply chain risk analysis, Certification support

    Spatial risk analysis

    “Which suppliers or regions carry the most risk?”
    A risk profile for each supplier or sourcing area, combining deforestation, land use, social and regulatory risks, and a clear list of where to act first.
    Used in: Supply chain risk analysis, Sustainable sourcing, Social impact and compliance

    Certification eligibility analysis

    “Can these farms meet the land rules of the certification we need?”
    A check of each producer’s land against the criteria of schemes such as ISCC, Bonsucro, RTRS and 2BSvs, a list of eligible and non-eligible producers, and maps that support your certification audit.
    Used in: Certification support

    Satellite monitoring to get more from your land and crops

    Remote crop monitoring

    “How are my crops and harvest developing across all my farms?”
    Regular updates on planted and harvested area, crop health and problem spots from satellite images, with field visits to check what the images flag.
    Used in: Agronomy consultancy

    Suitability analysis

    “Where should we source, expand or restore land?”
    A map of the areas best suited for sourcing, expansion, reforestation or sustainability programmes, and the areas to avoid.
    Used in: Sustainable sourcing, Regenerative agriculture

    Mycotoxin risk forecasting

    “Which of my crops are at risk of mycotoxins this season?”
    An early warning of mycotoxin risk (toxins produced by fungi that can make grain unsafe) for crops such as corn, wheat, soybean, rice and sorghum, combining crop, weather and location data in an easy-to-read map dashboard.
    Used in: Agronomy consultancy

    Maps are the start. Our consultants help you act on them.

    GeoServices rarely works alone. Our geospatial experts work side by side with Peterson’s consultants, so the analysis answers the question behind your project and turns into decisions, supplier action plans and evidence for your audit or regulator.

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    From supplier list to proof you can use

    1

    Understand your question

    What do you need to know or prove, for which products, regions and suppliers?

    2

    Gather what you already have

    Supplier lists, addresses, coordinates, maps: whatever you have. We organise it.

    3

    Fill the gaps

    We reach suppliers through simple digital forms, guide them step by step, or go to the field ourselves.

    4

    Analyse the land

    Our experts analyse satellite images and other data about each location.

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    Deliver answers and next steps

    Clear maps, reports and a ready-to-use evidence pack, plus priorities for what to do next.

    You go from “we think we know” to “we can prove it”.

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    What this looks like in practice

    1. EUDR readiness across 10 countries

    Challenge: a global commodity trader needed to map and monitor thousands of suppliers for EUDR, with no single, organised dataset.
    What we did: organised the supplier data, mapped every location, checked deforestation with satellite images and AI, and gave suppliers a simple online tool in several languages (it also works offline) to send their data.

    Result: 6,000 suppliers in 10 countries became one audit-ready dataset.

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    What this looks like in practice

    2. Soy deforestation risk in Brazil

    Challenge: a leading consumer goods company needed to know how much of its soy was linked to recent deforestation.
    What we did: analysed land use change between 2015 and 2023 around 17 soybean silos, and ranked the risk of each one.

    Result: less than 1% of volumes were linked to recent deforestation, and we identified low-risk areas for future sourcing.

    • Deforestation risk

    What this looks like in practice

    3. Sugarcane monitoring at scale

    Challenge: a large agri-commodity group needed to follow harvest progress and crop health across several regions.
    What we did: monitored planted and harvested areas with satellite images and flagged problem spots: uneven growth, pests and development issues.

    Result: 15,000 farms and 370 operations monitored over five years, covering more than 5 million hectares.

    • Crop monitoring

    What this looks like in practice

    4. Certification eligibility across six schemes

    Challenge: agricultural producers needed to know which of their areas could meet the criteria of ISCC, 2BSvs, Bonsucro, EPA, CRS and RTRS.
    What we did: mapped the producers’ land and checked it against each scheme’s rules.

    Result: a readiness report per scheme, a prioritised list of eligible producers, and maps used as evidence for auditors.

    • ISCC, 2BSvs, Bonsucro, RTRS

    The geospatial experts behind the maps

    Geo experts and field teams work together, so the answer is right on the screen and on the ground. Behind every map there is a team you can talk to, who know the land, the standards and the questions auditors ask.

    Caio Lourencini Cavellani, GeoServices & Data Analytics Manager, Peterson Technologies

    Caio Lourencini Cavellani

    GeoServices & Data Analytics Manager, Peterson Technologies

    Caio Lourencini Cavellani is GeoServices & Data Analytics Manager at Peterson Technologies, a geographer leading georeferenced data solutions for supply chain traceability and land use analysis.

    Amanda Morelli, Geoservices Coordinator, Peterson Technologies

    Amanda Morelli

    Geoservices Coordinator, Peterson Technologies

    Amanda Morelli is Geoservices Coordinator at Peterson Technologies in São Paulo, Brazil, with a background in geoprocessing and socio-environmental compliance for agricultural supply chains.

    Geospatial analysis FAQs

    Geospatial services use maps, satellite images and location data to answer questions about land. For supply chains that means finding where suppliers and farms are, checking whether land was deforested, assessing risk by location and following crops over time. Peterson GeoServices does this with experts and field teams, so the results hold up in an audit.

    It is the study of where things are and how they change over time. In a supply chain, it links each supplier, farm or plot to a location and checks that location against satellite images and risk data, so you can see which sourcing areas carry which risks.

    Free data is a good starting point, and we use it too. What it can’t do is tell a false alarm from real deforestation, visit the plot, or put together the evidence file an auditor will ask for. A satellite warning should be the start of an investigation, not the final answer. We build the analysis around your suppliers and your plots, then check it with experts and, where needed, in the field.

    We compare satellite images of each plot over time, against the EUDR cut-off date of 31 December 2020. The check can combine three levels: a quick screening against databases, AI-assisted analysis and validation by our experts, with field checks where needed. You get maps and a report you can use as evidence.

    No. It’s a team of experts. If you need to follow results over time, we can build a simple online map or dashboard for your team, but the work always starts from your question.

    Yes, that’s often where we start. Suppliers can send data through simple digital forms, our experts guide them step by step, and where there is no connection our teams collect the data in person.

    Your supplier list, the products and regions involved, any coordinates or maps you already have, and what you need to prove to a regulator, a certification auditor or your buyers.