Suitability Zoning for Sheep Meat Production on Pasture in Colombia at 1:100,000 Scale
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Description
A geospatial zoning map for the suitability of sheep meat production on pasture in Colombia at a 1:100,000 scale. The dataset categorizes areas into five suitability classes: High, Medium, Low, Not Suitable, and Legal Exclusion. It was published on the Socrata platform via www.datos.gov.co and was last updated on 2026-05-18.
Use Cases
Classify land suitability for sheep farming using the `Aptitud` column and spatial features from `the_geom`.
Aggregate suitability areas by administrative region using `Departamento`, `Municipio`, and `Área (ha)` columns.
Join with other Colombian agricultural datasets using `Código municipio` and `Código departamento` as keys.
Perform spatial analysis of suitability constraints by overlaying the `the_geom` polygons with other environmental layers.
Strengths
Provides a standardized five-class suitability classification (`Aptitud`) for national-scale planning.
Includes administrative identifiers (`Código municipio`, `Código departamento`) enabling joins with other datasets.
Offers multiple download formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.
Limitations
Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and methodology details require manual inspection after download.
Provenance
Source
www.datos.gov.co (Socrata platform)
Collection Method
Likely generated through a zoning methodology applied to physical, socio-ecosystem, and socio-economic criteria, as referenced in the description.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-18 18:23:41; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Colombia
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