FarmwiseAI maps 40 million Tamil Nadu land parcels
By Abha Lohia · Editor ·
ChennaiFounded 2020
- FarmwiseAI is a Chennai startup, founded around six years ago, that combines artificial intelligence with mapping data to solve farm and land problems
- It won a Tamil Nadu tender and, in six months, tied over 40 million land subdivisions across 16,700 villages to real-world coordinates
- The company has grown beyond farming into water, mining, agri finance, education, land and cities, and its founder met the Prime Minister recently
What happened
- FarmwiseAI linked 40 million plus land subdivisions to map coordinates.
- The work covered 16,700 villages across all 38 districts of Tamil Nadu.
- It was done in about six months under a state tender.
- Founder Anand Vetrivel explained the startup to the Prime Minister during a Chennai Metro event.
Why it matters
- The state wanted a digital identity for every farm, tied to its owner.
- Combining AI with GIS (geographic information systems) turns old survey records into usable maps.
The business
- FarmwiseAI builds geospatial AI tools.
- It began with apps for farmers, built with the state agriculture department and its agricultural university.
- It now serves water, mining, agri finance, education, land and cities.
The founders
In numbers
40 million+Land subdivisions mapped · 2026
16,700Villages covered · 2026
Words to know
- GIS
- Geographic information system, software that links data to places on a map.
Terms in this story
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