Land Suitability For Potato Cultivation In Nariño Department, Colombia

December 2018 land suitability assessment for commercial potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivation in the Nariño department of Colombia at a 1:100,000 scale. The dataset results from a contract between UPRA and the University of Nariño, integrating biophysical, socioeconomic, and socio-ecosystem components. It categorizes areas into high, medium, low, unsuitable, and legally excluded suitability classes.

Use Cases

• Classify land suitability for potato cultivation using the 'Aptitud' column on a polygon geometry.
• Calculate total area in hectares for each suitability class using the 'Área (ha)' column aggregated by 'Aptitud'.
• Perform spatial joins or overlays with other regional datasets using the 'the_geom' column.
• Map the distribution of suitability classes by linking the 'Gridcode' or 'Aptitud' values to the 'the_geom' geometries.

Strengths

• Includes multiple suitability categories (High, Medium, Low, Not Suitable, Legal Exclusions) defined by physical and socioeconomic factors.
• Provides area in hectares ('Área (ha)') for spatial units, enabling quantitative analysis.
• Contains a geometry column ('the_geom') for mapping and spatial analysis.
• Based on a defined methodology from a 2017 contract between UPRA and the University of Nariño.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co, likely originating from UPRA and the University of Nariño.

Collection Method

Result of applying and validating a land evaluation methodology for the Nariño department.

Time Range

December 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 17:33:42; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nariño department, Colombia