Suitability Zoning for Industrial Potato Cultivation in Colombia, 1:100,000 Scale

Zonificación de aptitud para el cultivo tecnificado de Papa (Solanum tuberosum L.) Diacol Capiro de uso industrial - Segundo Semestre Agrícola, en Colombia is a geospatial dataset from www.datos.gov.co. It maps land suitability for the industrial cultivation of the Diacol Capiro potato variety across Colombia for the second agricultural semester, using a 1:100,000 scale methodology. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Classify land suitability (Aptitud) for potato cultivation based on municipality (Municipio) and department (Departamento) using a supervised learning model.
• Analyze the total area (Área (ha)) classified under each suitability category (Aptitud alta, media, baja, etc.) to assess national production potential.
• Join with other municipal-level datasets using Código Dane Municipio or Código Departamento to correlate suitability with socioeconomic or environmental factors.
• Perform spatial analysis and visualization of suitability zones using the provided geometry column (The_geom).

Strengths

• Dataset provides a detailed, multi-category suitability classification (Aptitud alta, media, baja, No apta, Exclusión legal).
• Includes official Colombian geographic identifiers (Código Dane Municipio, Código Departamento) for integration with other datasets.
• The underlying methodology is documented in a referenced technical memorandum for the 1:100,000 scale analysis.

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale processing.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness of geometry or area calculations require manual inspection after download.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is 2026-05-18, which is a future date.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Likely generated through a technical zoning methodology for commercial crops, as referenced in the description.

Time Range

Second agricultural semester (timeframe unspecified).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 16:57:06

Geography

Colombia, at the municipal level.