Land use and cover maps for Mato Grosso State in Brazil from 2001 to 2017

• Published in: Scientific data Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 34
• Main Authors: Simoes, Rolf, Picoli, Michelle C A, Camara, Gilberto, Maciel, Adeline, Santos, Lorena, Andrade, Pedro R, Sánchez, Alber, Ferreira, Karine, Carvalho, Alexandre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Nature Publishing Group 27.01.2020; Nature Publishing Group UK
• Subjects: Computer applications; Data Descriptor; Environmental policy; Land use; Learning algorithms; Machine learning; Natural vegetation; Pasture; Brazil

This paper presents a dataset of yearly land use and land cover classification maps for Mato Grosso State, Brazil, from 2001 to 2017. Mato Grosso is one of the world's fast moving agricultural frontiers. To ensure multi-year compatibility, the work uses MODIS sensor analysis-ready products and...