DriftWatch ™ was designed by staff from the Purdue University Agricultural and Biological Engineering and Agricultural Communications departments with input and support from Purdue University Cooperative Extension Specialists. It is now operated by FieldWatch, Inc, a non-profit company created by Purdue in collaboration with interested agricultural stakeholder groups. For more information, visit www.fieldwatch.com.
This
DriftWatch
registry tool is meant to help pesticide applicators and
specialty crop growers communicate more effectively to promote awareness and
stewardship activities to help prevent and manage drift effects. Our data set is
overseen by state-appointed stewards who verify each area submitted to the registry.
The boundaries on the map are not property lines, but user-submitted specialty site designations.
Furthermore,
DriftWatch
is not intended to be a registry for homeowners or for sites less than half an acre in size.
This site features a powerful map interface that clearly shows applicators the
locations of registered specialty sites so they
can use the information in their ongoing stewardship activities before they spray.
In addition to user-submitted sensitive crops, the map interface provides other data layers that give
further insight into sensitive and protected areas, as well as help identify county/township/section
jurisdicions.