DETER & PRODES - Brazilian Deforestation Monitoring (INPE) #413
Description
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Dataset description
Dataset Name
DETER & PRODES - Brazilian Deforestation Monitoring (INPE/TerraBrasilis)
Dataset Source/URL
https://terrabrasilis.dpi.inpe.br/downloads/
Dataset License
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Dataset Description
Official Brazilian government deforestation data from INPE, available via TerraBrasilis:
PRODES (Annual deforestation mapping):
- Amazon: since 1988
- Cerrado: since 2000
- Other biomes (Atlantic Forest, Caatinga, Pampa, Pantanal): more recent, part of BiomasBR expansion
DETER (Near real-time alerts):
- Amazon: since 2004
- Cerrado: since 2018
- Pantanal & Amazon non-forest areas: since 2023 (experimental)
Temporal Coverage
Varies by biome and product (see description above)
Spatial Coverage
Brazil - coverage varies by biome and product
Use Cases
- EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) compliance
- Supply chain due diligence
- Deforestation monitoring
- Environmental risk assessment
Additional Context
This is official government data widely used for deforestation monitoring.
Note: Pantanal/Amazon non-forest DETER data is marked as experimental by INPE.
I can help write documentation and provide example GEE code if needed.
Earth Engine Snippet if dataset already in GEE
Earth Engine Snippet if dataset already in GEE
N/A - Dataset not yet available in GEE (requesting ingestion)
Enter license information
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Keywords
deforestation, Brazil, INPE, PRODES, DETER, Amazon, Cerrado, TerraBrasilis, land cover change, forest monitoring, EUDR, environmental compliance, biomes
Code of Conduct
- I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct