Land Suitability for Sugarcane Cultivation in Cundinamarca, Colombia

A land suitability map for commercial sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) cultivation in the Cundinamarca department of Colombia, produced at a 1:100,000 scale. The dataset results from a 2016 inter-administrative contract between UPRA and the Cundinamarca Governor's Office, incorporating biophysical, socioeconomic, and socio-ecosystem components. It categorizes areas into High, Medium, Low, Not Suitable, and Legally Excluded aptitude classes.

Use Cases

• Classifying land aptitude for sugarcane using the `Aptitud` column and spatial geometry from `the_geom`.
• Calculating total suitable area in hectares by aggregating the `Área (ha)` column filtered by `Aptitud` categories.
• Mapping suitability zones by joining the `Aptitud` and `Gridcode` attributes to the `the_geom` polygons.
• Analyzing regional distribution by filtering data for the `Departamento` of Cundinamarca using its `Cod_Departamento`.

Strengths

• Includes a geospatial geometry column (`the_geom`) for mapping and spatial analysis.
• Provides explicit area calculations in hectares (`Área (ha)`) for each polygon.
• Categorizes suitability with clear, defined classes (`Aptitud`) including legal exclusions.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Result of contract Interadministrativo No 268 de 2016 between UPRA and the Gobernación de Cundinamarca.

Collection Method

Validation and application of a land evaluation methodology at a 1:100,000 scale.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:21:49; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cundinamarca department, Colombia.