METHODOLOGY MAPBIOMAS CHILE - COLLECTION 1

Below you will find the main features, how the work is organized and an overview of the MapBiomas Chile method for generating land cover and land use maps and transition/land use change maps between different years.

You can access the ATBD (Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document) with all the methodology description and algorithms by accessing the link below.

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

All annual land cover and land use maps of the MapBiomas Chile are produced from the pixel-by-pixel classification of Landsat satellite images. The whole process is carried out on the Google Earth Engine platform which offers immense cloud processing capabilities. 

HOW WE ARE ORGANIZED

For mapping, programmers, remote sensing specialists, and conservation and land use specialists are organized into four major zones: North, Central, South and Patagonia. More details can be found in the "Who we are" section.

METHODOLOGY OVERVIEW

The diagram below illustrates the main stages in the process of generating the annual MapBiomas Chile land cover and land use maps and transition maps.