diff --git a/FarmmapsApi/Services/GeneralService.cs b/FarmmapsApi/Services/GeneralService.cs
index 679b2d9..624be47 100644
--- a/FarmmapsApi/Services/GeneralService.cs
+++ b/FarmmapsApi/Services/GeneralService.cs
@@ -96,27 +96,37 @@ namespace FarmmapsApi.Services
 
         public async Task<Item> ShapeToGeotiff(Item shapeItem)
         {
-            var shapeToGeotiffRequest = new TaskRequest()
-            {
-                TaskType = "vnd.farmmaps.task.shapetogeotiff"
-            };
-            var taskCode = await _farmmapsApiService.QueueTaskAsync(shapeItem.Code, shapeToGeotiffRequest);
-
-            await PollTask(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3), async (tokenSource) =>
-            {
-                _logger.LogInformation("Checking shapetogeotiff task status");
-                var itemTaskStatus = await _farmmapsApiService.GetTaskStatusAsync(shapeItem.Code, taskCode);
-                if (itemTaskStatus.IsFinished)
-                    tokenSource.Cancel();
-            });
-
-            _logger.LogInformation("Data shape converted to geotiff");
+            await RunAndWaitForTask(shapeItem, "vnd.farmmaps.task.shapetogeotiff");
 
             // the parent of the shape item is now the tiff item
             shapeItem = await _farmmapsApiService.GetItemAsync(shapeItem.Code);
             return await _farmmapsApiService.GetItemAsync(shapeItem.ParentCode);
         }
 
+        public async Task<ItemTaskStatus> RunAndWaitForTask(Item subjectItem, string taskIdentifier, 
+            Action<TaskRequest> configureCallback = null, int retrySeconds = 3)
+        {
+            var taskRequest = new TaskRequest()
+            {
+                TaskType = taskIdentifier
+            };
+            configureCallback?.Invoke(taskRequest);
+            
+            var taskCode = await _farmmapsApiService.QueueTaskAsync(subjectItem.Code, taskRequest);
+
+            await PollTask(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(retrySeconds), async (tokenSource) =>
+            {
+                _logger.LogInformation($"Checking {taskIdentifier} task status");
+                var itemTaskStatus = await _farmmapsApiService.GetTaskStatusAsync(subjectItem.Code, taskCode);
+                if (itemTaskStatus.IsFinished)
+                    tokenSource.Cancel();
+            });
+            
+            _logger.LogInformation($"{taskIdentifier} finished");
+            
+            return await _farmmapsApiService.GetTaskStatusAsync(subjectItem.Code, taskCode);
+        }
+
         public async Task<Item> FindChildItemAsync(string parentCode, string itemType, string containsName,
             Func<Item, bool> filter = null, int maxTries = 10)
         {
diff --git a/FarmmapsHaulmkilling/HaulmkillingApplication.cs b/FarmmapsHaulmkilling/HaulmkillingApplication.cs
index bfb87ed..44af239 100644
--- a/FarmmapsHaulmkilling/HaulmkillingApplication.cs
+++ b/FarmmapsHaulmkilling/HaulmkillingApplication.cs
@@ -61,9 +61,14 @@ namespace FarmmapsHaulmkilling
                 @"{""type"":""Polygon"",""coordinates"":[[[4.617786844284247,52.22533706956424],[4.618642601314543,52.225938364585989],[4.6192153806397,52.22563988897754],[4.619192414656403,52.2256242822442],[4.620306732153958,52.225031745661528],[4.620542019225217,52.22519855319158],[4.621157509147853,52.22487436515405],[4.623387917230182,52.22367660757213],[4.624563444939009,52.22304740241544],[4.624562779355982,52.223046635247019],[4.624534908813479,52.22302596787506],[4.627873021330343,52.221240670658399],[4.627504935938338,52.220104419135129],[4.627324878706837,52.22020569669098],[4.627320696113512,52.22020660117888],[4.626707169518044,52.22053923770041],[4.624700376420229,52.221619047547488],[4.623471571183885,52.22227447969577],[4.623471511010673,52.22227500174403],[4.623468838689317,52.22228052566992],[4.617786844284247,52.22533706956424]]]}");
 
             // run satellite task on just added cropfield
-            
-            
+            _logger.LogInformation("Gathering satellite information for cropfield, this might take a while!");
+            await _generalService.RunAndWaitForTask(cropfieldItem, "vnd.farmmaps.task.satellite");
+
             // find ndvi or wdvi satellite data geotiffs
+
+            // create haulmkilling application map
+
+            // download application map
         }
     }
 }
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