Land Suitability for Ahuyama Crop Production in Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands

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.