Land Suitability for Carrot Cultivation in Cundinamarca, Colombia

A land evaluation map for the technified cultivation of carrot (Daucus carota) in monoculture in the department of Cundinamarca, Colombia. The dataset was created under inter-administrative agreement 1851558 of 2020, supported by the Governor's Office and the Secretariat of Agriculture. It was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Classify land suitability (Aptitud) for carrot farming based on physical and socioeconomic factors using the Aptitud column.
• Analyze the distribution of suitable areas by municipality using Municipio and Código municipio columns.
• Calculate the total area in hectares designated for different suitability classes using the Área (ha) column.
• Perform geospatial analysis and mapping of suitability zones using the the_geom geometry column.

Strengths

• Includes a detailed categorical suitability classification (Alta, Media, Baja, No apta, Exclusión legal).
• Contains explicit geospatial geometry data (the_geom) for mapping.
• Data is structured with administrative identifiers (Código departamento, Código municipio) for joining with other datasets.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Colombian open data portal), likely involving the Colombian Agricultural Planning Unit (UPRA).

Collection Method

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

Freshness

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

Geography

Department of Cundinamarca, Colombia.