Land Suitability for Rainbow Trout Farming in Huila, Colombia

A geospatial dataset resulting from a land evaluation for commercial rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) farming in earthen ponds in the Huila department of Colombia. The data was produced under inter-administrative agreement No. 283 of 2017 between the Huila Governorate and UPRA, with a map scale of 1:100,000. It categorizes land into high, medium, low, and unsuitable aptitude zones based on physical, socio-ecosystem, and socioeconomic criteria, with a validity date of December 2019.

Use Cases

• Classifying land aptitude for aquaculture using the 'Aptitud' column and spatial geometry from 'The_geom'.
• Aggregating suitable area by municipality using 'Municipio' and 'Àrea (ha)' columns.
• Joining with other departmental datasets using 'Còdigo Departamento' and 'Còdigo Dane Municipio' as keys.
• Creating thematic maps of aquaculture potential by visualizing 'Aptitud' categories and 'Gridcode' values.

Strengths

• Includes a detailed, multi-category land suitability classification ('Aptitud Alta', 'Media', 'Baja', 'No Apta').
• Provides official municipal and departmental codes ('Còdigo Dane Municipio', 'Còdigo Departamento') for integration.
• Data is available in multiple standard formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2026-05-18 19:24:26; freshness should be verified as the map's validity date is December 2019.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (likely a Colombian government open data portal).

Collection Method

Land evaluation methodology applied at a 1:100,000 scale, validated under an inter-administrative agreement.

Time Range

Map validity date is December 2019.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 19:24:26; map validity date is December 2019.

Geography

Huila department, Colombia.