Mapping Land Cover Change in the Brazilian Cerrado
Remotely-sensed data allows us to monitor natural and anthropogenic environmental changes across the globe. Check out these amazing timelapse series created using 30 m resolution Landsat satellite data.
The Brazilian Cerrado is a biodiversity hotspot comprised of dry forests, woodland savannas, and grasslands. It is also Brazil's agricultural heartland where the average farm is bigger than 200 ha (2 km2). Because the farms are so big, we can use moderate resolution data to map agricultural land cover. I use remote sensing data, specifically MODIS vegetation index data, to parse this dynamic landscape.
To download our annual crop-type data across a majority of the Brazil Cerrado, click here.
The Brazilian Cerrado is a biodiversity hotspot comprised of dry forests, woodland savannas, and grasslands. It is also Brazil's agricultural heartland where the average farm is bigger than 200 ha (2 km2). Because the farms are so big, we can use moderate resolution data to map agricultural land cover. I use remote sensing data, specifically MODIS vegetation index data, to parse this dynamic landscape.
To download our annual crop-type data across a majority of the Brazil Cerrado, click here.