Historical mapping of fire scars and water surfaces in Brazil, as well as an updated collection of land cover and land use maps, will be launched this month by the MapBiomas Project. The first event in the Brazil Revealed 1985-2020 series will be on Monday (16) with the launch of MapBiomas Fire Collection 1. At 10.30 a.m., with a live presentation and debate on the MapBiomas YouTube channel (@mapbiomasbrasil) and also on Facebook (@mapbiomas).

Collection 6 is also arriving with new features and improvements in the mapping of land use and land cover in Brazil. The new mapping will include data from 2020, extending the historical series of land use and land cover in Brazil from 1985 to 2020, as well as new classes. 

Follow the live broadcasts:

• 16/8 - Brazil Revealed 1985-2020: The scars left by fire on Brazilian territory
• 23/8 - Brazil Revealed 1985-2020: The reduction of water surface in Brazilian territory
• 27/8 - Brazil Revealed 1985-2020: The transformations of Brazilian territory over the last 36 years (Collection 6)

Find out more about the new platforms:

MapBiomas Fire: A pioneering initiative to historically map fire scars throughout Brazil has generated the most comprehensive database of burned areas in the country, with unprecedented - and worrying - data. Discover the scars left by fire in Brazil from 1985 to 2020.

MapBiomas water: Learn about the reduction in water surface in Brazil. The new MapBiomas Water platform will feature unprecedented data from monthly and annual historical series of water surface in Brazil mapped with Landsat images, from 1985 to 2020.