MapBiomas launches new tools and updated collection of land cover and land use maps

Historical mappings of fire scars and water surface in Brazil, in addition to an updated collection of land cover and land use maps, will be released this month by the MapBiomas Project. The first event of the Brasil Unveiled 1985-2020 series will be on Monday (16) with the launch of the Collection 1 of MapBiomas Fogo. At 10:30 am, with live presentation and debate on the MapBiomas channel on Youtube (@mapbiomasbrasil) and also on Facebook (@mapbiomas).

Collection 6 is also coming with news and improvements in land use and land cover mapping in Brazil. The new mapping will include 2020 data, expanding the historical series of land use and land cover in Brazil from 1985 to 2020, in addition to new classes.

Follow live streams:

16/8 - Brazil Unveiled 1985-2020: The scars left by fire in Brazilian territory
23/8 - Brazil Unveiled 1985-2020: The reduction of the water surface in the Brazilian territory
27/8 - Brazil Unveiled 1985-2020: The transformations of the Brazilian territory in the last 36 years (Collection 6)

Learn more about the new platforms:

MapBiomas Fogo: A pioneering initiative for the historical mapping of fire scars throughout the Brazilian territory, it generates the most comprehensive database on burned areas in the country, with unprecedented – and worrisome – data. Discover the scars left by fire in Brazil from 1985 to 2020.

MapBiomas Water: Discover the reduction of the water surface in the Brazilian territory. The new MapBiomas Água platform will feature unprecedented data from monthly and annual historical series of water surface in Brazil mapped with Landsat images, from 1985 to 2020.
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