Planning: IGAC land uses and zoning in Santa Bárbara (Santander)
Explore activity areas and rural zoning published for Santa Bárbara (Santander); check missing data and observations before interpretation.
2 layers · 16 published map features · Santa Bárbara (Santander) municipality · IGAC / Colombia OT · GeoSAT adaptation: domain labels and empty values
Open this query ↗Santa Bárbara (Santander) · Public query
Planning land uses and zoning
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Query planning and land use →Query planning and land use at a point
Locate an area and read matching polygons from the integrated layers together. The record retains their codes, attributes, sources and dates; unknown values remain unreported.
- Open the viewer and choose the planning query.
- Mark a point on the map or query its center. Pan the map to inspect another area.
- Compare findings by layer and open their sources. A layer with no matches, awaiting integration or unavailable does not establish an absence of rules.
This is a mapping query by location, not an address search or a legal report. It confirms neither legal validity, permits nor authorized activities; cross-check applicable documents and administrative acts.
Query Santa Bárbara (Santander) planning →What it includes
- Activity areas · IGAC 2025
6 map features · 2025-11-28 · CC BY 4.0 · Colombia en Mapas
Santa Bárbara (Santander) municipality · IGAC / Colombia OT · GeoSAT adaptation: domain labels and empty values · Source checked: 2026-10-08
Reference mapping published by IGAC from municipal planning instruments. The catalog lists publication on 28 November 2025 and inputs dated 20 February 2025; these are not adoption dates or polygon update dates. The layer does not identify the applicable act for each feature: query the instrument register separately under Tools. Codes retain official domain labels without standardizing categories or filling nulls. Empty compatible, conditional or prohibited-use fields do not mean a use is allowed. All received polygons, rings and vertices are retained; counts do not represent parcels or exclusive areas. Queries load the visible area in pages. Does not certify authorized uses, building capacity, permits, planning validity or current hazards. Copy retrieved: 2026-10-08. Catalog scale 1:2.000. Code 68705 corresponds to Santa Bárbara, Santander. “Zona de actividad recreativa de protección” retains urban use 6, Public facilities. Silvopastoral, agrosilvopastoral and silvoagricultural systems retain rural use 3, Forestry, and category 2; original acronyms and descriptions are retained. References to absolute protection, wildlife, forests and vegetation succession are source attributes without certification of current environmental boundaries. Compatible, conditional and prohibited uses are unreported.
Official source ↗ - Rural zoning · IGAC 2025
10 map features · 2025-11-28 · CC BY 4.0 · Colombia en Mapas
Santa Bárbara (Santander) municipality · IGAC / Colombia OT · GeoSAT adaptation: domain labels and empty values · Source checked: 2026-10-08
Reference mapping published by IGAC from municipal planning instruments. The catalog lists publication on 28 November 2025 and inputs dated 20 February 2025; these are not adoption dates or polygon update dates. The layer does not identify the applicable act for each feature: query the instrument register separately under Tools. Codes retain official domain labels without standardizing categories or filling nulls. Empty compatible, conditional or prohibited-use fields do not mean a use is allowed. All received polygons, rings and vertices are retained; counts do not represent parcels or exclusive areas. Queries load the visible area in pages. Does not certify authorized uses, building capacity, permits, planning validity or current hazards. Copy retrieved: 2026-10-08. Catalog scale 1:25.000. Code 68705 corresponds to Santa Bárbara, Santander. “Zona de actividad recreativa de protección” retains urban use 6, Public facilities. Silvopastoral, agrosilvopastoral and silvoagricultural systems retain rural use 3, Forestry, and category 2; original acronyms and descriptions are retained. References to absolute protection, wildlife, forests and vegetation succession are source attributes without certification of current environmental boundaries. Compatible, conditional and prohibited uses are unreported.
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How to use it
- Click “Open this query” to load Activity areas · IGAC 2025 and Rural zoning · IGAC 2025 in the viewer.
- Select a feature on the map or in the Results list to read its record with attributes, source and date.
- Build a thematic map to compare, or open statistics to analyze the loaded data.
- Share the view link or export received results with attribution and dates.
Locate the query in Santa Bárbara (Santander)
Open the planning example and press “Query map center” to view 47942, “Zona de actividad institucional 1”. To filter records, use “View layers and explore the area”, “Inspect and export results”, the Activity areas layer and the Record identifier (OBJECTID) field. The source distinguishes institutional, residential, mixed and recreational protection zones; recreational zone 47944 retains urban use 6, Facilities. Rural silvopastoral, agrosilvopastoral and silvoagricultural systems retain use 3, Forestry. Protection labels describe the instrument mapping and do not establish current environmental boundaries. Compatible, conditional and prohibited uses are unreported in every record; an empty or null value means neither permitted nor prohibited. For rural example 64338, “Área de protección absoluto”, move the center to longitude -72.96521, latitude 6.90977, zoom to 14 and query the center; to filter, select Rural zoning. General address search does not identify parcels. Under IGAC public cadastre, explore land records at zoom 16 or higher and select a record to read CODIGO, codigo_municipio and OBJECTID. Exploration is limited to the map view: reduce the area when results are partial or exceed the limit. “Search by NPN” may return multiple matches; review each record and the partial-result or failure notices for both layers. An empty result does not establish parcel nonexistence. The NPN is excluded from shared links and analytics, and the query is not saved on reload. From the parcel record, press “Query POT across this parcel” to retrieve its IGAC geometry again without clipping or additional simplification and query POT polygons intersecting the whole parcel. The white outline marks the queried geometry. A match may only touch a boundary; the query calculates neither affected areas nor percentages and certifies neither permitted uses, development rights nor building permits.
Municipal code 68705 identifies Santa Bárbara in Santander. OBJECTID identifies a record within each source; Uso_Principal and Tipo_Categoria_Rural retain their separate domains. These are neither cadastral identifiers nor authorized uses. The IGAC register reports EOT2002, Acuerdo 7, adopted on 2002-06-09, with instrument status “In force” and long-term validity “Long-term validity expired”; register updated on 2026-09-15. Instrument status and long-term validity are separate IGAC-register fields. They neither certify currently applicable rules nor identify the act behind each polygon. The CEM catalog reports 2025-11-28 as its date and 2025-02-20 for inputs for both layers; these are neither municipal-act adoption dates nor dates for individual polygons. Copies were retrieved on 2026-10-08. Planning-register adoption and update dates are shown separately. Under IGAC public cadastre, use “Search by NPN” with all 30 digits to query this municipality’s urban and rural layers, independently of the map view. CODIGO preserves the published identifier as text, not a land-title folio or CBML. The database cut is 2026-08-31 and certifies neither ownership, precision nor parcel planning rules. General address search does not identify parcels. Verified samples and windows do not establish a complete municipal inventory.
Local example: Planning: IGAC land uses and zoning · latitude, longitude: 6.99023, -72.90752
Query guide for Santa Bárbara (Santander) →Frequently asked questions
How do I query “Planning: IGAC land uses and zoning”?
Open “Planning: IGAC land uses and zoning” in Santa Bárbara (Santander): Activity areas · IGAC 2025, Rural zoning · IGAC 2025. Select an area and read its detail, code, official domain label and observations. For activity areas, Uso_Principal 1 means Residencial; for rural zoning, 1 means Agricola. The domains differ: do not compare codes across layers as if they were the same category.
Does an empty field mean a use is allowed?
No. Compatible, conditional and prohibited uses retain what the source reports when available. Nulls remain missing; discrepancies between codes and descriptions are neither filled nor corrected. Identifiers distinguish records, not parcels. Confirm the rules and applicable act with municipal Planning.
What dates and coverage do the polygons represent?
The IGAC catalog lists publication on 28 November 2025 and inputs dated 20 February 2025. These are not adoption or planning-validity dates. The copy retrieved on 2026-10-08 retains all received municipal records; the visible area loads by pages, up to 5,000 map features and 8 MiB per layer. Overlaps and gaps may exist; do not add their areas or interpret risk categories as current alerts. Read the local notices in Sources.
What is the source and how can I reuse the data?
IGAC / Colombia OT, using municipal instruments as inputs. Colombia en Mapas declares CC BY 4.0 for the selected layers: credit the municipality, IGAC and the GeoSAT adaptation when exporting. GeoSAT retains geometries and codes, adds official domain labels and represents empty text as null. Records link the service, catalog and documents; the documents are not automatically linked to individual polygons.