Land Suitability for Technified Cassava Cultivation in La Guajira, Colombia
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Description
A geospatial dataset assessing land suitability for technified cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivation in the La Guajira department of Colombia. The data likely contains polygon features classified into suitability categories such as 'High', 'Medium', 'Low', 'Not Suitable', and 'Legal Exclusion'. It originates from the Colombian open data portal www.datos.gov.co and was last updated on 2026-05-18.
Use Cases
Classifying land suitability for cassava using the 'Aptitud' column and spatial features from 'the_geom'.
Aggregating suitable area by municipality using 'Municipio' and 'Área (ha)' columns.
Joining with other administrative datasets using 'Código municipio' and 'Código departamento' keys.
Mapping suitability zones for policy guidance by visualizing 'Aptitud' categories on a map via 'the_geom'.
Strengths
Includes a detailed classification scheme with five distinct suitability categories.
Contains explicit geographic identifiers for department and municipality.
Offers multiple download formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.
Limitations
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Last updated 2026-05-18 19:05:13; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
Source
www.datos.gov.co
Collection Method
Likely generated through a land evaluation methodology for agricultural purposes at a 1:100,000 scale.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-18 19:05:13.
Geography
La Guajira department, Colombia.
License is unknown and should be verified before use.