Land Suitability for Valencia Orange Cultivation in Cesar, Colombia

A land suitability map at a 1:100,000 scale for commercial Valencia orange (Citrus sinensis L) cultivation in the Cesar department of Colombia. The dataset categorizes areas into high, medium, low, unsuitable, and legally excluded aptitude based on physical, socio-ecosystem, and socio-economic criteria. It was last updated on 2026-05-18 and originates from the Colombian open data portal www.datos.gov.co.

Use Cases

• Classifying land aptitude for orange cultivation using the Aptitud column on a per-polygon basis.
• Calculating the total area in hectares suitable for cultivation by aggregating the Área (ha) column for different aptitude classes.
• Mapping and visualizing suitability zones by joining the Aptitud categories to the geographic polygons in the_geom column.
• Identifying specific land parcels or grid cells for field validation using the Consecutivo or Gridcode identifiers.

Strengths

• Includes a detailed, multi-criteria aptitude classification (High, Medium, Low, Unsuitable, Legally Excluded).
• Contains a geographic geometry column (the_geom) enabling spatial analysis and mapping.
• Based on a standardized land evaluation methodology applied at a 1:100,000 scale.

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale processing.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.
• License and author information are not specified in the provided input.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Colombian open data portal).

Collection Method

Product of land evaluation methodology validation and application for formulating a Rural Property Social and Productive Planning Plan, including hydrological analysis.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:42:22; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cesar department, Colombia.