Land Suitability for Cold Climate Vegetable Cultivation in Cundinamarca, Colombia

A land suitability map for the technified cultivation of cold-climate vegetables (chard, broccoli, junca onion, spinach, and lettuce) in the department of Cundinamarca, Colombia. The dataset, from the Socrata platform, was developed under inter-administrative agreement 1851558 of 2020. It categorizes areas as high, medium, low, not suitable, or legally excluded for commercial production.

Use Cases

• Classify land suitability (Aptitud) for specific crops using geospatial boundaries (the_geom) and municipal codes (Código municipio).
• Analyze the distribution of suitable areas (Área (ha)) across municipalities (Municipio) and departments (Departamento).
• Cross-reference suitability categories with legal exclusion zones to inform land-use policy and investment decisions.

Strengths

• Includes a geospatial geometry column (the_geom) for mapping and spatial analysis.
• Provides explicit suitability categories (Aptitud Alta, Media, Baja, No apta, Exclusión legal) with defined criteria.
• Covers a specific administrative region (Departamento de Cundinamarca) at a defined scale (1:100,000).

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 requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2026-05-18 18:09:59; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Likely generated through a land evaluation methodology for agricultural purposes applied at a 1:100,000 scale.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:09:59.

Geography

Department of Cundinamarca, Colombia.