# Heterogeneity factor

One of the features that GeoPard provides is the heterogeneity factor of your fields. To review it open the required field, select zones map and click on the **Info** icon on the map. The side panel will be opened.

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The heterogeneity factor is the number that shows the level of heterogeneity/variability of your fields. The more variability a field has, the more the need for precision agriculture technologies is. It is especially useful when used together with GeoPard’s multi-year analytics (30-year history).

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If you have many fields, it can help you to understand which fields to target first with [Variable Rate Applications](http://test/) (seeding, fertilizing, spraying).

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By combining GeoPard’sheterogeneity factor with multi-year analytics you can save the most on chemicals in the most heterogeneous fields.