LCZO -- GIS/Map Data -- land use -- Puerto Rico -- (2000-2016)

This data publication contains five shapefiles generated in 2017, covering the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. Using information gathered from 2000-2016, these data were developed through geospatial analyses using a set of simple criteria to identify areas well-suited to mechanized agriculture, areas well-suited to non-mechanized agriculture on moderate to steep slopes, and areas suitable for forestry practices, including timber harvest potential, where greater forest cover has benefits in terms of soil conservation and water management. These are steeper slopes where timber production may be integrated with agroforestry, shade coffee, non-timber forest product uses, or other forms of sustainable activity that maintain a high degree of forest cover. Also included are shapefiles representing conservation priority areas, and an impervious surface layer for Puerto Rico.

The data were created to guide land use decisions toward lands most suitable for agriculture, forestry, and conservation in Puerto Rico.

本数据集发布包含五份于2017年生成的形状文件，覆盖加勒比海岛国波多黎各。该数据集基于2000年至2016年收集的信息，通过地理空间分析，运用一系列简明标准，识别了适宜机械化农业的区域、适宜在坡度适中至陡峭的非机械化农业区域，以及适合林业实践的区域，包括木材采伐潜力。这些区域坡度较陡，木材生产可与林业、遮荫咖啡、非木质林产品利用或其他可持续活动相结合，以维持高森林覆盖率。此外，还包括代表保护优先区域的形状文件和波多黎各的不透水地表层。这些数据旨在引导土地利用决策，将土地资源导向波多黎各最适合农业、林业和保护的领域。