Cluster Boundary Overview

🔑 Principles for Defining OX Cluster Boundaries

1. Administrative Alignment (Taluk-first approach)

   • Each OX Cluster = one Taluk.
   • Boundaries must match government records (revenue taluk maps, village codes).
   • This avoids confusion in legal, franchise, and reporting structures.

2. Anchor Point: OX Park

   • Located near but outside the taluk HQ town.
   • Ensures cheaper land, better transport, and space for expansion.
   • OX Park has ~20–25 km coverage radius, acting as the territorial hub.

3. Radii & Layered Coverage

   • OX Park → 20–25 km anchor radius (not crossing taluk borders).
   • OX Nodes → extend 10–15 km further into interior clusters.
   • Booking Centers → placed in every key village cluster.
   • Outposts → flexible/seasonal, aligning with crop cycles.

   This creates nested coverage zones while still being contained inside the taluk.

4. Categorization of Assets & Users

   • Lands: Tagged to cluster by survey number & taluk code.
   • Users (farmers, contractors): Auto-mapped based on village/taluk ID at registration.
   • Machinery: Tagged to operating base (Node or Park) → inherits cluster tag.
   • Sub-franchisees: Onboarded with cluster ID lock (cannot serve cross-taluk without special approval).

5. Boundary Conflict Handling

   • Where taluk edges create service overlap (e.g., farmer lives near the border), use:

     • Primary tag: Home taluk.
     • Secondary access: Cross-taluk booking allowed but revenue credited to farmer’s home cluster (avoids double-counting).

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✅ Recommended Boundary Definition Framework

• Cluster = Taluk (administrative unit)
• Anchor Facility = OX Park (just outside taluk HQ)
• Coverage Radius = 20–25 km, contained inside taluk boundary
• Nodes & Booking Centers distributed such that no farmer travels more than 5–7 km for bookings
• Outposts used for seasonal demand surges
• Platform Mapping: Every land, user, machinery, and sub-franchisee tagged to Cluster ID (= Taluk ID)

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Layered Infrastructure Coverage

Layer	Facility	Placement Rule	Coverage Radius
1	OX Park	Near taluk HQ, outside city	20–25 km
2	OX Nodes	Spread towards interior clusters	10–15 km from Park
3	Booking Centers	One per major village cluster	≤5–7 km from farmers
4	Outposts	Seasonal, near demand hotspots (border villages, peak harvest zones)	Flexible

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📊 Benefits of This Approach

1. Clarity & Compliance → Easy communication with govt, no legal disputes.
2. Scalability → Uniform “one taluk = one cluster” rule across India.
3. Operational Efficiency → Radii logic ensures balanced logistics.
4. Platform Automation → Cluster tagging is clean and traceable.