Evaluación de tierras para la producción del cultivo de Coco (Cocos nucifera L.), en Provi

A 1:10,000 scale land suitability map for commercial coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) production on the Colombian islands of Providencia and Santa Catalina. The dataset categorizes land into high, medium, low, unsuitable, and legally excluded zones based on physical, socio-ecosystem, and socioeconomic factors. It was last updated on 2026-05-18 and originates from the Colombian open data portal.

Use Cases

• Classify land suitability for coconut farming using the Aptitud column and spatial features like the_geom.
• Calculate total area available for cultivation by aggregating the Área (ha) column filtered by Aptitud category.
• Analyze regional agricultural potential by joining municipal data using Código municipio and Municipio columns.
• Create a thematic map visualizing suitability categories by linking the Aptitud attribute to the_geom geometry.

Strengths

• Includes a detailed geospatial geometry column (the_geom) for mapping and spatial analysis.
• Provides explicit land area calculations in hectares via the Área (ha) column.
• Categorizes land with a detailed, multi-factor classification system (Aptitud) described in the metadata.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Colombian open data portal).

Collection Method

Result of applying and validating a 1:10,000 scale agricultural land evaluation methodology.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 17:51:19; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Providencia and Santa Catalina islands, Archipelago Department, Colombia.