Probable Family Farming Areas in Colombia from Land Cover and Land Management Data

A geospatial dataset identifying areas likely used for family farming in Colombia, derived from land cover classifications and social property organization data. The data is structured by administrative units and includes specific crop and land mosaic types associated with small-scale agriculture. It was published on datos.gov.co and last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Mapping probable family farming regions using Departamento, Municipio, and the_geom columns.
• Analyzing the distribution of agricultural land area by municipality using Área (ha) and Código municipio.
• Joining with other Colombian administrative datasets using Código departamento and Código municipio as keys.

Strengths

• Explicitly lists over 15 specific crop and land mosaic types used for identification.
• Includes administrative codes (Código departamento, Código municipio) for reliable joins with other datasets.
• Data is available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, limiting suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and spatial accuracy require manual inspection after download.
• The methodology involves inference ('probable' areas), meaning ground truth validation is necessary.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Constructed by union of physical (land cover) and social property organization components, subtracting urban centers and artificialized territories.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 17:53:37; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, based on Departamento and Municipio columns.