WHY MAPS?

GateTrade and Castle Consulting India have combined their decades of experience in the agriculture industry and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to offer our clients the computer-generated maps described in this brochure.  Our agricultural maps of India are the most comprehensive and detailed available in the world today.  Presently, we offer agricultural maps only of India.   

For each of 600 districts covering all of India, the maps provide answers to such critical business questions as these:

• How many hectares will be available for planting Soyabean (Soybean) this season compared to last?
• What is the projected yield of Groundnut (Peanut) in tons per hectare this year?
• What is the Sugarcane price variation from one district to the next?

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Crops Maps, 1999 to 2008

• We offer maps for: Rice, Wheat, Sugarcane, Groundnut (Peanut), Sesamum (Sesame), Rapeseed-Mustard, Linseed (Flax Seed), Castorseed, Safflower, Nigerseed, Soyabean (Soybean), Cotton, Potato, Onions, Coconut, and Maize (Corn).
• Mapped Information available is: total hectares devoted to the given crop, total production in tons, and yield per hectare in tons.
• All the above information can be mapped for each year from 1999 to 2008.

Land Cover Maps, 1999 to 2008

• Maps are available on the number of hectares and the percentage of the total area devoted to these land cover categories: Urban, Forests, Barren/Waste Land, Pasture and Other Grazing, Orchards, Sown, Sown More Than Once, and Currently Fallow Land – like the example shown below.
• All the above information can be mapped for each year from 1999 to 2008.

Data on 5,000 Cities and Towns

You can customize your maps.  We have several dozen variables on 5,000 urban places throughout India.  You can create a custom map of India that displays:

• Population, labor force, and other demographics
• Weather data (like the excessive rainfall map shown below)
• Exports and Imports
• Manufactured Goods
• Many other variables

Predictive Crop Maps

We will provide weekly predictive maps on price change and production (in tons) for each of the crops listed previously.  The maps will look like the one below for a given crop.

DATA SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY

Geographic  Information Systems (GIS) for data integration, analysis, and visualization are among the most important technological developments in farming worldwide. GateTrade and Castle Consulting India assemble their map data bases from the most current and credible sources: domestic sources (such as the India Ministry of Agriculture’s Marketing Research and Information Network – AGMARKNET), and international sources (such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service).

GIS maps can be linked directly to spreadsheets, data base management systems, and even artificial intelligence modules to provide state of the art analyses and forecasts.  Our agricultural experts around the world utilize all these maps as inputs to their models for predicting crop yields and prices – as illustrated below.

PURCHASING THE MAPS

Option 1: Pay-Per-View   The customer buys one map at a time in the customer’s preferred format (jpeg, gif, pdf, etc.). The map will typically look like the maps shown above, though formatting options are also available upon request such as the placement of the Legend box.

Option2: Subscription   The customer can sign up for a monthly or annual subscription, which allows for unlimited map production from all four data bases described previously:

• Crops Maps, 1999 to 2008
• Land Cover Maps, 1999 to 2008
• Data on 5,000 Cities and Towns
• Predictive Crop Maps

Subscription customers quickly and easily create their own maps at the Client Login part of our Web site:

Map Prices

Both the Pay-Per-View and Subscription purchase options have  two-tier pricing.  All the maps containing data from past years have one price, while our proprietary predictive maps have a higher price.  The pricing is shown below.

Thus, for example, if a customer occasionally wanted maps of certain crops in past years, he/she would order them one at a time and pay US$20 for each, via credit card or PayPal. (If paying via telegraphic transfer, there is a US$100 minimum order plus a US$10 fee). 

The one-time cost of a weekly predictive map of (say) Sugarcane prices and production is US$60.  A monthly subscription for one crop would be US$225; for two crops, US$450, and so on.

To Order Maps Please Contact Us at info@gatetrade.com

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