Land Suitability for Commercial Pig Farming in Colombia at 1:100,000 Scale
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Description
A 1:100,000 scale zoning map for commercial pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) production in Colombia, resulting from methodology applied under agreement No 219 of 2017 between UPRA and Porkcolombia. The dataset categorizes land into five suitability classes: High, Medium, Low, Not Suitable, and Legal Exclusion. Columns include Departamento, Municipio, Aptitud, Área (ha), and a geometry column (The geom).
Use Cases
Classifying land suitability (Aptitud) for pig farming based on physical and socioeconomic factors using Departamento and Municipio columns.
Calculating total suitable area (Área (ha)) by department (Departamento) or municipality (Municipio) for regional agricultural planning.
Spatial analysis and mapping of suitability zones by joining municipal geometries (The geom) with attribute data like Código Dane municipio.
Identifying municipalities with legal restrictions (Aptitud = 'Exclusión legal') for regulatory compliance checks using the Aptitud column.
Strengths
Includes a geometry column (The geom) enabling spatial analysis and mapping.
Provides a detailed, standardized suitability classification (Aptitud) with five distinct categories.
Covers national-scale data for Colombia at a 1:100,000 cartographic scale.
Contains key administrative identifiers like Código departamento and Código Dane municipio for data linkage.
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 requires manual inspection after download.
Last updated date is 2026-05-18 19:23:52; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
Source
Result of agreement No 219 of 2017 between UPRA (Colombian Rural Agricultural Planning Unit) and the Colombian Pork Producers Association (Porkcolombia).
Collection Method
Application of a zoning methodology for suitability of technified pig production, as described in a corresponding document.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-18 19:23:52.
Geography
Colombia
License is unknown; terms of use should be verified before application. The geometry column (The geom) suggests GIS software may be required for full spatial utilization.