The Urban Module on the MapBiomas platform provides detailed mapping of urbanized areas in Brazil, covering the period from 1985 to 2024 (Collection 10). It allows users to consult urbanization data by year and by 5-year periods, urban vegetation data, and urbanization data by slope and altitude in relation to the nearest drainage system. 

Information on the method is available in the ATBD in the Urban Module Appendix.

The maps of the most current collections of the Urban Module can be accessed in the following ways:

1. browsing on line through the MapBiomas dashboard: https://plataforma.brasil.mapbiomas.org/urbano

2. Access the asset asset on Google Earth Engine: ID: 

• Proximity to Hydrography (HAND): (see GEE code example)

projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/urban/collection2/mapbiomas_brazil_collection2_urban_hand_v2

• Slope: (see GEE code example)

projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/urban/collection2/mapbiomas_brazil_collection2_urban_slope_v2

• Periods of Urban Expansion: (see GEE code example)

projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/urban/collection2/mapbiomas_brazil_collection2_urban_periods_v2

• Urban vegetation: (veja exemplo de código no GEE)

projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/urban/collection2/mapbiomas_brazil_collection2_urban_vegetation_v2

Table with Urban Module statistics (Collection 10)