{"id":269,"date":"2023-09-22T16:13:39","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T16:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-ecuador.mapbiomas.org\/?page_id=269"},"modified":"2026-05-14T18:55:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:55:38","slug":"mapas-de-cobertura-y-uso","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ecuador.mapbiomas.org\/en\/mapas-de-cobertura-y-uso\/","title":{"rendered":"Collection Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Las Colecciones de mapas anuales de MapBiomas Ecuador es una serie hist\u00f3rica que cubre todo el territorio ecuatoriano (incluyendo el Archipi\u00e9lago de Gal\u00e1pagos). La colecci\u00f3n 3.0 de MapBiomas Ecuador tiene datos anuales para el periodo 1985-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal is to update it each year with a new collection to add information from recent years and incorporate improvements in classifications.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visualization and Query<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most recent collection of MapBiomas Ecuador can be explored and queried directly on the MapBiomas land cover and use platform (https:\/\/plataforma.ecuador.mapbiomas.org).<a href=\"https:\/\/plataforma.ecuador.mapbiomas.org\/\">https:\/\/plataforma.<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/plataforma.ecuador.mapbiomas.org\/cobertura\">ecuador.mapbiomas.org<\/a>).\u00a0 Ahora es posible descargar los mapas y datos actuales directamente en la plataforma MapBiomas, en &#8220;Crear an\u00e1lisis&#8221;. Consulte las instrucciones sobre c\u00f3mo descargar los <a href=\"https:\/\/ecuador.mapbiomas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/how_to_download_maps_MapBiomas_platform_ES_EN_PT_v4.pdf\">mapas<\/a> y <a href=\"https:\/\/ecuador.mapbiomas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/How_to_download_statistics_from_MapBiomas_platform_v3_EN_PT_ES.pdf\">estad\u00edsticas<\/a> a trav\u00e9s de la plataforma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Download<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two available options for downloading the maps in GeoTiff format:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Direct download of an annual map.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Copy and paste the following link into your preferred web browser:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/storage.cloud.google.com\/mapbiomas-public\/initiatives\/ecuador\/collection_3\/coverage\/ecuador_coverage_2024.tif\">https:\/\/storage.cloud.google.com\/mapbiomas-public\/initiatives\/ecuador\/collection_3\/coverage\/ecuador_coverage_2024.tif<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to download the map for another year, simply replace the year in the link before pasting it into your browser. For example, to get the map for 1985, it would be:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/storage.cloud.google.com\/mapbiomas-public\/initiatives\/ecuador\/collection_3\/coverage\/ecuador_coverage_2024.tif\">https:\/\/storage.cloud.google.com\/mapbiomas-public\/initiatives\/ecuador\/collection_3\/coverage\/ecuador_coverage_1985.tif<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Access the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/code.earthengine.google.com\/?scriptPath=usersmapbiomasuser-toolkitmapbiomas-user-toolkit-lulc.js\"><strong>Download Toolkit.<\/strong><br><br><\/a>Download by territorial limits (provinces, cantons, parishes, basins, protected areas, indigenous territories, among others).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this option, you should use Google Earth Engine. It's necessary to have a free account at: <a href=\"https:\/\/earthengine.google.com\/\">https:\/\/earthengine.google.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Access the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pFDohJcYFy4&amp;ab_channel=RAISG\">MapBiomas Amazon tutorial video<\/a> to learn how to use the toolkit for map downloads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Color Palette<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ecuador.mapbiomas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/Codigos-de-las-clases-de-cobertura-y-uso-del-suelo-y-paleta-de-colores-utilizadas-en-la-coleccion-3.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ecuador.mapbiomas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/Codigos-de-las-clases-de-cobertura-y-uso-del-suelo-y-paleta-de-colores-utilizadas-en-la-coleccion-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RGB color palette for each class in the legend.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ecuador.mapbiomas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/11\/Leyenda_ArcGisPro-2.zip\" target=\"_blank\">Archivo de c<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ecuador.mapbiomas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/Leyenda_ArcGisPro-col3.zip\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ecuador.mapbiomas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/Leyenda_ArcGisPro-col3.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">apa (.lyrx), con la paleta de colores para ArcMap o ArcGIS Pro&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ecuador.mapbiomas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/Leyenda_Qgis-col3.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">.qml file with the color palette for QGIS.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When using MapBiomas Ecuador data, please consider:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>To calculate the area, it's necessary to use an appropriate metric projection <a href=\"https:\/\/ecuador.mapbiomas.org\/en\/preguntas-frecuentes\/\">(more information in the Frequently Asked Questions section).<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All data is in GeoTiff format and compressed using LZW.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The annual maps are consolidated into a single file with multiple layers or bands, where each layer represents a year in the historical series (the first layer corresponds to the first year of the series, i.e., 1985).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The international boundaries used by MapBiomas Ecuador are based on CONALI (2024), adapted by Ecociencia, and may differ from other files.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Las Colecciones de mapas anuales de MapBiomas Ecuador es una serie hist\u00f3rica que cubre todo el territorio ecuatoriano (incluyendo el Archipi\u00e9lago de Gal\u00e1pagos). La colecci\u00f3n 3.0 de MapBiomas Ecuador tiene datos anuales para el periodo 1985-2024. La meta es que cada a\u00f1o se actualice con una nueva colecci\u00f3n para a\u00f1adir informaci\u00f3n de los a\u00f1os recientes [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":""},"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"trp-custom-language-flag":false,"infographic":false,"team":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Adriel Fernandes","author_link":"https:\/\/ecuador.mapbiomas.org\/en\/author\/adriel-fernandes\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Las Colecciones de mapas anuales de MapBiomas Ecuador es una serie hist\u00f3rica que cubre todo el territorio ecuatoriano (incluyendo el Archipi\u00e9lago de Gal\u00e1pagos). 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