Land Suitability for Commercial Bean Cultivation in La Guajira Department, Colombia

A land suitability map for commercial bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) cultivation in the La Guajira department of Colombia, created using a 1:100,000 scale agricultural assessment methodology. The dataset categorizes areas into five suitability classes, from 'High Aptitude' to 'Legal Exclusion', based on physical, socio-ecosystem, and socio-economic criteria. It was published by www.datos.gov.co and last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Classifying land suitability for bean crops using the Aptitud column and spatial geometry from the_geom.
• Aggregating total suitable area per municipality using Área (ha), Municipio, and Código municipio columns.
• Creating regional agricultural policy maps by joining suitability data with administrative boundaries using Departamento and Código departamento.

Strengths

• Dataset provides a standardized land suitability classification with five distinct Aptitud categories.
• Includes explicit geospatial geometry (the_geom) for mapping and spatial analysis.
• Contains administrative identifiers (Código municipio, Código departamento) for joining with other regional datasets.

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 attribute definitions require manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2026-05-18 18:10:01; freshness should be verified as this is a future date.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Created by applying a 1:100,000 scale agricultural land evaluation methodology.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:10:01.

Geography

La Guajira department, Colombia.