Land Suitability for Blackberry Cultivation in Nariño, Colombia

December 2018 land suitability assessment for commercial blackberry (Rubus glaucus) cultivation in the Nariño department of Colombia at a 1:100,000 scale. The map results from applying a methodology integrating biophysical, socioeconomic, and socio-ecosystem components under contract 222 of 2017 between UPRA and the University of Nariño. It classifies zones into high, medium, low, unsuitable, and legally excluded categories for blackberry production.

Use Cases

• Classifying land suitability (Aptitud) for blackberry farming using geospatial polygons (the_geom) and area calculations (Área (ha)).
• Mapping and aggregating suitable zones by calculating total area (Área (ha)) per suitability category (Aptitud) for regional agricultural planning.
• Joining this zoning data with other geospatial layers using the geometry column (the_geom) or grid identifiers (Gridcode, Consecutivo) for multi-criteria analysis.

Strengths

• Assessment integrates biophysical, socioeconomic, and socio-ecosystem components for a multi-faceted suitability model.
• Suitability is categorized into five distinct classes (Aptitud Alta, Media, Baja, No Apta, Exclusiones legales) with clear definitions.
• Data is provided in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Result of contract 222 of 2017 between UPRA and the University of Nariño, published via www.datos.gov.co.

Collection Method

Application and validation of a land evaluation methodology for the Nariño department.

Time Range

December 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:23:46; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nariño department, Colombia