Commercial Tabasco Pepper Cultivation Suitability Zoning for Colombia at 1:100,000 Scale

Zoning for commercial Tabasco pepper cultivation across Colombia categorizes land into five suitability classes from High to Legal Exclusion. The dataset includes municipal and departmental administrative codes, geometry, and area in hectares for each zone. It was published on the datos.gov.co platform and last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Map cultivation suitability zones using the `Aptitud` and `The_geom` columns for spatial visualization.
• Aggregate suitable area by department using `Área (ha)` and `Código Dane Departamento` for regional planning.
• Join with other municipal datasets using `Código Dane Municipio` and `Municipio` for socio-economic analysis.
• Filter zones with legal restrictions using the `Aptitud` column (e.g., 'Exclusión legal') for regulatory compliance checks.

Strengths

• Suitability classification includes five detailed categories (e.g., Alta, Media, Baja, No Apta, Exclusión legal) based on physical and socio-economic criteria.
• Contains geographic geometry (`The_geom`) and area in hectares (`Área (ha)`) for quantitative analysis.
• Includes standardized Colombian administrative codes (`Código Dane Municipio`, `Código Dane Departamento`) for data integration.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Result of applying a commercial crop suitability zoning methodology at a 1:100,000 scale.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:21:32; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia