The document outlines the process of creating a Municipal Agricultural Profile (MAP), which describes the agricultural features of a municipality. It discusses 8 major components of MAP-ing including agricultural history, physical characteristics, social characteristics, agricultural land use, local agricultural support mechanisms, production/marketing/income profiles, resource strengths/weaknesses, and identified prospects/challenges. It also describes the information needs, sources, tools and processes for gathering data on each component to develop a complete MAP and diagnose any data gaps.