GET TO KNOW THE STEPS FOR MAPBIOMAS BOLIVIA METHODOLOGY

Below you will find the main methodological characteristics of MapBiomas Bolivia for producing land cover and land use maps and transitions between different years.

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

The annual land cover and use maps of MapBiomas Bolivia were produced from pixel-by-pixel classification of Landsat satellite images. The process is entirely carried out using extensive machine learning algorithms through the Google Earth Engine platform, which offers immense cloud processing capabilities. To facilitate the parameterization of the algorithms and the organization of all processing stages, a total of 230 tiles are used. Each tile has dimensions of 1 x 1.5 degrees (lat/long).

HOW WE ARE ORGANIZED

To carry out the mapping, specialist teams in remote sensing, programming, conservation, and land use are organized by biome and cross-cutting themes. 

METHODOLOGY OVERVIEW

The diagram below illustrates the main stages of the process for generating annual land cover and land use maps and transitions for MapBiomas Bolivia.