Land use and cover maps for Mato Grosso State in Brazil from 2001 to 2017

Author(s)

Simoes, Rolf ^[1] ; Picoli, Michelle C. A. ^[1] ; Camara, Gilberto ^{[1, 2]} ; Maciel, Adeline ^[1] ; Santos, Lorena ^[1] ; Andrade, Pedro R. ^[1] ; Sanchez, Alber ^[1] ; Ferreira, Karine ^[1] ; Carvalho, Alexandre ^[3]

Affiliation

^[1] Brazils Natl Inst Space Res INPE, Sao Jose Dos Campos - Brazil

^[2] GEO, Geneva - Switzerland

^[3] Inst Appl Econ Res IPEA, Brasilia, DF - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: SCIENTIFIC DATA; v. 7, n. 1 JAN 27 2020.
• Web of Science Citations: 8

Abstract

This paper presents a dataset of yearly land use and land cover classification maps for Mato Grosso State, Brazil, from 2001 to 2017. Mato Grosso is one of the world's fast moving agricultural frontiers. To ensure multi-year compatibility, the work uses MODIS sensor analysis-ready products and an innovative method that applies machine learning techniques to classify satellite image time series. The maps provide information about crop and pasture expansion over natural vegetation, as well as spatially explicit estimates of increases in agricultural productivity and trade-offs between crop and pasture expansion. Therefore, the dataset provides new and relevant information to understand the impact of environmental policies on the expansion of tropical agriculture in Brazil. Using such results, researchers can make informed assessments of the interplay between production and protection within Amazon, Cerrado, and Pantanal biomes. Measurement(s)land center dot land useTechnology Type(s)computational modeling techniqueFactor Type(s)year center dot geographic location center dot land use and cover classSample Characteristic - EnvironmentlandSample Characteristic - LocationMato Grosso State Machine-accessible metadata file describing the reported data: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11440461 (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 14/08398-6 - E-Sensing: big earth observation data analytics for land use and land cover change information
• Grantee: Gilberto Camara Neto
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - eScience and Data Science Program - Thematic Grants