Land and urban planning in Cali
Compare land classification, published activity areas and purposes, planning treatments, base and additional construction indices, and urban and rural planning units. Read original IDESC categories in their mapped context.
Map reference from the land-use plan adopted through Agreement 0373 of 2014 and the Planning Department’s land classification. It does not certify permitted activities, permits or parcel development rights. Record updates are retained when available; no common date is declared for all layers. Visible-area query limited to 500 records and a 2 MiB response. Filters and statistics describe loaded records; a partial query does not represent the entire city. Retrieval and catalog modification dates are not data dates.
Frequently asked questions
What does Land and urban planning include in the Cali geovisor?
In Cali’s Land and urban planning you can explore 6 layers: Land classification, Activity areas and purposes, Urban planning treatments and 3 more. Each layer states its source, date and use limits.
Can I reuse the Land and urban planning data?
According to each layer’s published license: Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike · license stated in Datos Abiertos Cali. Check the exact license on the layer record before reuse.
How current are the Land and urban planning data?
No dataset-wide date has been verified for these layers; check each source’s limits. Last GeoSAT verification: 2026-10-05.
How do I explore Land and urban planning in the viewer?
Click “Explore these layers” to open the prepared Land and urban planning query; review enabled layers under Layers. Filter by exact field and value, select features to read their records, and export received results with attribution and dates.
Who publishes the Land and urban planning data?
Layers come from Alcaldía de Santiago de Cali · Departamento Administrativo de Planeación · IDESC · GeoSAT adaptation: source attribute selection and WGS84 reprojection, retrieved and adapted by GeoSAT with per-record attribution and provenance.
Which other themes can I explore?
Other themes in the Cali geovisor: Planning flood hazard, Wetlands and protected areas, and Heritage and intervention levels.
Cali · Public query
Land and urban planning
Compare land classification, published activity areas and purposes, planning treatments, base and additional construction indices, and urban and rural planning units. Read original IDESC categories in their mapped context.
Open Cali map →How to use the map
- Open the prepared query for this theme in the viewer. Locate an area using latitude, longitude coordinates or general place and address search.
- Review enabled layers and zoom to their query scale. Check each layer’s scope: it may query the visible area or the full municipal extent. An empty or unavailable service does not establish that no conditions apply.
- Select a feature on the map or in the Results list. Check its attributes, retrieval time and any partial-result notice.
- Choose a field and exact value to filter the layer. Export includes received results, with attribution and dates. Its coverage depends on the query scope and filters.
Local search and identifiers
Locate an area by coordinates or general address and place search; a match does not identify or certify a parcel. Explore its layers and published attributes. Official NPN searches and land-use opinions are provided by the municipal portal.
Cali uses the 30-digit National Parcel Number (NPN); municipal services also distinguish the parcel identifier and local parcel number. GeoSAT does not convert these identifiers to Medellín’s CBML or provide cadastral search in Cali. Use the official land-use service to consult an NPN.
Query guide for Cali →Sources, dates and limits
Each source’s verification date appears in the table. Retrieval time is not the data update date. Small city-wide layers use the full extent; larger layers depend on the visible area. Reference publications retain their original retrieval date. Each response contains up to 500 features and 2 MB. Reference publications load matching pages, up to 5,000 features and 8 MB per query. External services may return partial samples, identified in the viewer.
| Layer and source | Data date | Reuse |
|---|---|---|
| Land classificationAlcaldía de Santiago de Cali · Departamento Administrativo de Planeación · IDESC · GeoSAT adaptation: source attribute selection and WGS84 reprojection Planning Department land classification: urban, rural and urban-expansion land. These are not cadastral boundaries or regulatory certification; the service publishes no overall data date. Visible-area query limited to 500 records and a 2 MiB response. Filters and statistics describe loaded records; a partial query does not represent the entire city. Retrieval and catalog modification dates are not data dates. Catálogo y licencia / Catalog and license ↗ Consulta oficial de uso del suelo / Official land-use consultation ↗ | No dataset-wide date declared; check individual recordsSource checked: | Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike · license stated in Datos Abiertos Cali |
| Activity areas and purposesAlcaldía de Santiago de Cali · Departamento Administrativo de Planeación · IDESC · GeoSAT adaptation: source attribute selection and WGS84 reprojection Original urban-planning areas and categories. Categories alone do not determine whether a business activity is permitted on a parcel. Each record retains actua_cat; catalog modification is not treated as a mapping update. Visible-area query limited to 500 records and a 2 MiB response. Filters and statistics describe loaded records; a partial query does not represent the entire city. Retrieval and catalog modification dates are not data dates. Catálogo y licencia / Catalog and license ↗ Consulta oficial de uso del suelo / Official land-use consultation ↗ | No dataset-wide date declared; check individual recordsSource checked: | Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike · license stated in Datos Abiertos Cali |
| Urban planning treatmentsAlcaldía de Santiago de Cali · Departamento Administrativo de Planeación · IDESC · GeoSAT adaptation: source attribute selection and WGS84 reprojection 2014 planning treatments with published codes and names. A treatment is not a permit and does not independently define all applicable development rights; this layer has no record update date. Visible-area query limited to 500 records and a 2 MiB response. Filters and statistics describe loaded records; a partial query does not represent the entire city. Retrieval and catalog modification dates are not data dates. Catálogo y licencia / Catalog and license ↗ Consulta oficial de uso del suelo / Official land-use consultation ↗ | No dataset-wide date declared; check individual recordsSource checked: | Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike · license stated in Datos Abiertos Cali |
| Base and additional construction indicesAlcaldía de Santiago de Cali · Departamento Administrativo de Planeación · IDESC · GeoSAT adaptation: source attribute selection and WGS84 reprojection The base-index publication also contains the additional index. Both attributes are queried in one layer without adding polygons from both representations. Values such as “2,2” retain source formatting and conditions: they are not converted to heights or total construction capacity. fecha_act is the record date. Visible-area query limited to 500 records and a 2 MiB response. Filters and statistics describe loaded records; a partial query does not represent the entire city. Retrieval and catalog modification dates are not data dates. Catálogo y licencia / Catalog and license ↗ Consulta oficial de uso del suelo / Official land-use consultation ↗ | No dataset-wide date declared; check individual recordsSource checked: | Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike · license stated in Datos Abiertos Cali |
| Urban planning units · UPUAlcaldía de Santiago de Cali · Departamento Administrativo de Planeación · IDESC · GeoSAT adaptation: source attribute selection and WGS84 reprojection UPUs with number, name, published area in hectares and status. “Adoptada” describes the status published by IDESC without establishing project delivery. The service provides no record date. Visible-area query limited to 500 records and a 2 MiB response. Filters and statistics describe loaded records; a partial query does not represent the entire city. Retrieval and catalog modification dates are not data dates. Catálogo y licencia / Catalog and license ↗ Consulta oficial de uso del suelo / Official land-use consultation ↗ | No dataset-wide date declared; check individual recordsSource checked: | Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike · license stated in Datos Abiertos Cali |
| Rural planning units · UPRAlcaldía de Santiago de Cali · Departamento Administrativo de Planeación · IDESC · GeoSAT adaptation: source attribute selection and WGS84 reprojection Rural units and catchments published in the land-use plan. Several polygons may belong to the same unit; these are not parcels or cadastral boundaries. The service provides no record date. Visible-area query limited to 500 records and a 2 MiB response. Filters and statistics describe loaded records; a partial query does not represent the entire city. Retrieval and catalog modification dates are not data dates. Catálogo y licencia / Catalog and license ↗ Consulta oficial de uso del suelo / Official land-use consultation ↗ | No dataset-wide date declared; check individual recordsSource checked: | Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike · license stated in Datos Abiertos Cali |
Display transformations and adaptations are described for each source; precision and methods differ between sources. Obtain official mapping if you need surveying accuracy or documents with administrative validity.