From the Landsat mosaics, the classifications that result in land cover and land use maps are carried out for each year. Within the logic proposed by MapBiomas the maps will be updated every time there is an improvement in the classification algorithms. The classification methodology is dynamic and procedural, with the purpose of improving the classification of each typology.

The data from the most recent MapBiomas collections can always be accessed in four ways:

1. browsing on line through the MapBiomas dashboardhttps://plataforma.brasil.mapbiomas.org 

Access asset de dados no Google Earth Engine: ID: 

Land cover and use, Transition, Deforestation and Secondary Vegetation and Secondary Vegetatiton Age (coleção 9)
. projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/lulc/collection9/mapbiomas_collection90_integration_v1
. projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/lulc/collection9/mapbiomas_collection90_transitions_v1
. projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/lulc/collection9/mapbiomas_collection90_deforestation_secondary_vegetation_v1
. projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/lulc/collection9/mapbiomas_collection90_secondary_vegetation_age_v1
Irrigation (coleção 9)
. projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/lulc/collection9/mapbiomas_collection90_irrigated_agriculture_v1
Mining (Industrial, Garimpo e Substância mineral princial) (coleção 9)
. projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/lulc/collection9/mapbiomas_collection90_mined_substance_v1
Pasture Vigor (coleção 9)
. projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/lulc/collection9/mapbiomas_collection90_pasture_quality_v1
Water cover and frequency (collection 2)
. projects/mapbiomas-workspace/public/collection8/mapbiomas_water_collection2_annual_water_coverage_v1
. projects/mapbiomas-workspace/public/collection8/mapbiomas_water_collection2_water_frequency_v1
Annual and cumulative burned area and cover (collection 3)
. projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/fire/collection3/mapbiomas_fire_collection3_annual_burned_v1
. projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/fire/collection3/mapbiomas_fire_collection3_annual_burned_coverage_v1
. projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/fire/collection3/mapbiomas_fire_collection3_accumulated_burned_v1
. projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/fire/collection3/mapbiomas_fire_collection3_accumulated_burned_coverage_v1
Monthly burned area (collection 3)
. projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/fire/collection3/mapbiomas_fire_collection3_monthly_burned_v1
Annual burned area by fire scar size, frequency and last year of occurency (collection 3)
. projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/fire/collection3/mapbiomas_fire_collection3_annual_burned_scar_size_range_v1
. projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/fire/collection3/mapbiomas_fire_collection3_fire_frequency_v1
. projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/fire/collection3/mapbiomas_fire_collection3_year_last_fire_v1
Cover and use 10 meters (coleção beta)
. projects/mapbiomas-workspace/public/collection_S2_beta/collection_LULC_S2_beta
Soil (coleção beta) por t/ha ou kg/m2
. projects/mapbiomas-workspace/SOLOS/PRODUTOS_BETA/soil_organic_carbon-0_30_cm_t_ha-beta_2_1
. projects/mapbiomas-workspace/public/collection7_1/mapbiomas_soil_collection1_carbon_coverage_v1

3. Direct download of Brazil in GeoTiff format (one map for each year). For other years, just change the year in the link

Land cover and use (Collection 8) 
. (em processamento)
Irrigation (Collection 8)
. (em processamento)
Mining (Industrial, Artisanal, and Main Mineral Substance) (Collection 8)
. (em processamento)
Pasture Vigor (Collection 8)
. (em processamento)
Annual and Accumulated Burned Area and Coverage (Collection 3)
. https://storage.googleapis.com/mapbiomas-public/initiatives/brasil/collection_8/fire-col3/fire-annual/fire_annual_2023.tif
. https://storage.googleapis.com/mapbiomas-public/initiatives/brasil/collection_8/fire-col3/fire-accumulated/fire_accumulated_2022_2023.tif
Monthly Burned Area (Collection 3)
. https://storage.googleapis.com/mapbiomas-public/initiatives/brasil/collection_8/fire-col3/fire-monthly/fire_monthly_2023.tif
Annual Burned Area by Scar Size, Frequency, and Year of Last Fire (Collection 3)
. https://storage.googleapis.com/mapbiomas-public/initiatives/brasil/collection_8/fire-col3/fire-size/fire_size_2023.tif
. https://storage.googleapis.com/mapbiomas-public/initiatives/brasil/collection_8/fire-col3/fire-frequency/fire_frequency_2022_2023.tif
. https://storage.googleapis.com/mapbiomas-public/initiatives/brasil/collection_8/fire-col3/fire-last/fire_last_2023.tif
Coverage and Use 10 Meters (Beta Collection)
. https://storage.googleapis.com/mapbiomas-public/brasil/sentinel/lclu/coverage/brasil_sentinel_coverage_2022.tif
Soil (Beta Collection) by t/ha or kg/m²
. https://storage.googleapis.com/mapbiomas-public/brasil/soil/soil_total_carbon_2021.tif

Download by state, biome, municipality, and any other desired geometry through the Toolkits prepared in the Google Earth Engine (GEE).

This tool has the advantage of exporting both the map and area statistics for the selected geometries and periods. Access the tutorial video to learn how to use the toolkit. Instructions are also available on Github. The following data are currently available:

Legend Description

Important: when composing a single mosaic or calculating statistics on maps it should be noted that:

  • TIF files are downloaded in geographic coordinates in WGS84.
  • The land use and cover legend for the TIF file is available for ArcMap or QGIS.
  • All data is in GeoTIFF format and uses LZW compression.