Remote site evaluation tool

Jatropower offers its clients a proprietary Google Earth based tool to make a preliminary remote assessment of the suitability of a site for Jatropha cultivation.

• The Tool requires only the geo-coordinates of the proposed site and uses criteria such as annual rainfall, its seasonality and temperature range experienced.
• The tool uses 5 criteria in total to classify the suitability of a site into:
  • Poor (Dark brown coloured area)
  • Fair (yellow)
  • Good (light green)
  • Optimal (green)
• The tool helps potential jatropha planters to have a pre-assessment of suitability of their proposed sites
• The picture on the left shows the suitability of areas in Africa for Jatropha based on annual rainfall only.