Commercial Onion Cultivation Suitability Zoning for Colombia

Zonificación de aptitud para el cultivo comercial de cebolla de bulbo (Allium cepa L.) en Colombia - Segundo semestre is a geospatial dataset mapping land suitability for commercial bulb onion cultivation in Colombia. The dataset, published by www.datos.gov.co in December 2019, classifies areas into categories like 'Aptitud Alta' and 'No Apta' based on physical, socio-ecosystem, and socioeconomic criteria. It is produced at a 1:100,000 scale.

Use Cases

• Classify land 'Aptitud' (High, Medium, Low, Not Suitable, Legal Exclusion) using features like 'Departamento' and 'Municipio'.
• Analyze the total 'Área (ha)' available for cultivation within each suitability category per 'Departamento'.
• Join with other datasets using 'Código Dane Municipio' or 'Código Departamento' for regional agricultural economic analysis.
• Train a model to predict 'Aptitud' from geospatial features encoded in 'The_geom' polygons.
• Map legal exclusion zones for commercial onion production to support regulatory compliance planning.

Strengths

• Provides a detailed, multi-category 'Aptitud' classification (High, Medium, Low, Not Suitable, Legal Exclusion).
• Includes administrative join keys 'Código Dane Municipio' and 'Código Departamento' for integration.
• Based on a documented methodology for commercial crop zoning at a 1:100,000 scale.

Limitations

• Sample data is unavailable, preventing assessment of data distribution or potential class imbalance in 'Aptitud'.
• The underlying data collection period and total row count are unknown.
• The methodology document is from December 2019, which may not reflect current conditions.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Result of applying a documented zoning methodology for commercial crops, based on physical, socio-ecosystem, and socioeconomic criteria.

Time Range

Methodology published December 2019.

Freshness

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Geography

Colombia