Land Suitability for Potato Cultivation in the Lake Tota Basin, Colombia

Aptitude maps classify land for technified potato farming in Colombia's Lake Tota basin. The dataset includes a geospatial geometry column and attributes like suitability category and municipal area. It was published by datos.gov.co and last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Classifying land Aptitud (High, Medium, Low, Not Suitable, Legal Exclusion) using physical and socio-ecosystemic determinants implied by the study.
• Aggregating total suitable Área (ha) by Municipio or Departamento for regional agricultural policy.
• Joining geospatial features from the_geom with municipal attributes like Código municipio for map-based analysis.
• Analyzing the distribution of Aptitud categories against administrative boundaries using Gridcode and Consecutivo identifiers.

Strengths

• Includes a geospatial geometry column (the_geom) enabling map-based analysis.
• Provides a clear, multi-tiered Aptitud classification system (5 categories) for land evaluation.
• Contains administrative identifiers (Código departamento, Código municipio) for joining with other regional datasets.

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and attribute completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Land evaluation study conducted by the Unidad de Planificación Rural Agropecuaria (UPRA) in coordination with local municipalities and CORPOBOYACA.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 17:51:40; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lake Tota basin in the department of Boyacá, Colombia, covering municipalities including Aquitania, Tota, and Cuítiva.