The Mapbiomas Bolivia collection 2.0, is a historical series of annual maps for the period 1985 -2023 that covers the entire Bolivian territory. 

IMPORTANT

  • All data is in GeoTiff format with LZW compression.
  • Land cover and land use classifications are made for each year from Landsat mosaics
  • To obtain the reference of the codes with the legend classes, access:  Legend code
  • Legend RGB color palette is available for ArcMap (Level 1 and Level 2)
  • The annual maps are consolidated into a single file with several bands, where each band represents one year of the historical series (the 1st band corresponds to the first year of the series)
  • To calculate the area, it is necessary to use an appropriate metric projection.
  • The international limits used by MapBiomas Bolivia are prepared based on IGM, 2021.
  • The maps will be updated whenever there is an improvement in the classification algorithms. The classification methodology is dynamic, aiming to refine the classification process. 

ACCESS TO MAPS:

  1. Browsing online on the MapBiomas Bolivia maps and data platform: Platform
  2. Through this asset from Google Earth Engine following this path: projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/bolivia/collection2/mapbiomas_bolivia_collection2_integration_v1
  3. Descarga directa de los mapas de cobertura y uso del suelo de Bolívia de la Colección 2 en formato GeoTiff disponible solo para el año de 2023:
    https://storage.googleapis.com/mapbiomas-public/initiatives/bolivia/collection_2/lclu/coverage/bolivia_coverage_2023.tif
  1. 4. Download by biome, department, municipality, hydrographic basin or any other desired geometry using the Toolkit developed in Google Earth Engine (GEE). Watch the video tutorial to find out how to use the toolkit.

ACCESS TO WATER SURFACE MAPS

  1. Browse online on the map and data platform MapBiomas Bolivia:  Water Platform

Using the Toolkit prepared in Google Earth Engine (GEE)