Land Suitability for Ahuyama Crop Production in Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands
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Description
A land suitability map for commercial Ahuyama (Cucurbita moschata) production on the Colombian islands of Providencia and Santa Catalina, created using a 1:10,000 scale agricultural evaluation methodology. The dataset categorizes land into five suitability classes, from 'High Aptitude' to 'Legal Exclusion', based on physical, socio-ecosystem, and socio-economic factors. It was published by www.datos.gov.co and last updated in May 2026.
Use Cases
Classifying land suitability (Aptitud) for Ahuyama cultivation using geospatial features (the_geom) and area (Área (ha)).
Aggregating suitability statistics by municipality (Municipio, Código municipio) and department (Departamento, Código departamento).
Mapping suitability categories (Aptitud) against land parcel geometries (the_geom) for spatial planning and policy guidance.
Strengths
Includes a detailed, multi-criteria land suitability classification with five distinct categories.
Contains geospatial vector data (the_geom) enabling map-based analysis and visualization.
Provides administrative identifiers (Código municipio, Código departamento) for joining with other regional 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
Collection Method
Result of applying and validating a land evaluation methodology for agricultural purposes at a 1:10,000 scale.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-18 19:17:36; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands, Colombia.
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