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The MapBiomas Ecuador Project is a product that includes the entire Ecuadorian territory and has been the result of learning from four collections of annual land cover and land use maps that have been developed within the framework of the MapBiomas Amazon project, where the Ecuadorian Amazon Basin. This allowed the development of methodological and technological tools that have been adapted to complete the mapping of the entire national territory.

To date, the result achieved is the following collection:

  • Collection 1.0 - Maps of Ecuador, for the period 1985-2022, 15 classes were mapped using the Random Forest classifier, 11 transversal layers were developed (published in March 2023).
  • Collection 2.0 - Maps of Ecuador, for the period 1985-2023, 18 classes were mapped using the Random Forest classifier, 6 transversal layers were developed (published in March 2023).

Attention:

  • The maps in the MapBiomas Ecuador collections are a product that is evolving. When selecting the data, make sure that you are always using the latest version available.
  • It is recommended to use MapBiomas Ecuador maps up to a scale of 1:100,000. Although it is possible to view them at larger scales (1:50,000), we do not recommend using them at this scale.

PRODUCTS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

  • Land use and land cover maps: son mapas en formato matricial o ráster (píxel de 30×30 metros). La leyenda de estos mapas así como los períodos cubiertos evolucionan a lo largo de las colecciones.
  • Mosaicos de imágenes de satélite: para cada año, la serie histórica cuenta con una resolución espacial máxima de 30 metros formada por la composición de los píxeles del conjunto de imágenes de un determinado período de tiempo. Los períodos del año en que son seleccionadas las imágenes varían conforme la región del país. Los mosaicos contienen 151 capas de información conformada por las bandas originales de las imágenes Landsat, índices y fracciones espectrales derivados a partir de ellas. Los mosaicos pueden ser visualizados directamente en Google Earth Engine.
  • Plataforma Web de consulta pública: MapBiomas Ecuador pone a disposición un set de datos e información que contiene además de imágenes, mapas y estadísticas, material de análisis a través de infografías, destaques derivados de la Colección 2.0 del país.

PRODUCTS FOR SPECIALISTS OR DEVELOPERS

  • Collection of image classification and processing scripts.
  • Methodological notes (in ATBD format) explaining the whole working method including the particularities of each cross-cutting themes.