Check the maps used as a reference by MapBiomas to train classification algorithms or assess the quality of the project’s automatic classification. These references are from different organizations and with varied temporal and geographic scope.
Some of these maps still do not have public access as they are in the process of being published. When available, we indicate the link to download data directly from the source.
| Map name / Product | Source / Author | Description | Year Map | Download |
| Mapa Nacional de Cultivos – Campaña 2023-2024 | INTA | Mapa de cultivos extensivos que cubre la mayor proporción del área agrícola de Argentina con una resolución de 30 m. | 2023-2024 | Access |
| Land Use Map of Brazil | IBGE | Modis-based land use map (250mt) with comparisons between the years 2000, 2010 and 2012 | 2000, 2010, 2012 | Not Available |
| Use and vegetation cover in the State of Rio Grande do Sul – situation in 2002. | Hasenack, H.; Cordeiro, J.L.P; Weber, E.J. (Org.). Porto Alegre: UFRGS IB Ecology Center, 2015. 1a ed. ISBN 978-85-63843-15-9. | Vegetation Cover Map of Rio Grande do Sul – base year 2002, obtained by visual interpretation of Landsat images. Level of detail compatible with scale 1:250,000 | 2002 | http://www.ecologia.ufrgs.br/… |
| Use and vegetation cover in the State of Rio Grande do Sul – situation in 2009.. | Weber, E.J.; Hoffmann, G.S.; Oliveira, C.V.; Hasenack, H. (Org.). Porto Alegre: UFRGS IB Ecology Center, 2016. 1a ed. ISBN 978-85-63843-20-3. | Vegetation Cover Map of Rio Grande do Sul – base year 2009, obtained by visual interpretation of Landsat images. Level of detail compatible with scale 1:250,000 | 2009 | http://www.ecologia.ufrgs.br/… |
| Use and vegetation cover in the State of Rio Grande do Sul – situation in 2015. | Hoffmann, G.S.; Weber, E.J.; Hasenack, H. (Org.). Porto Alegre: UFRGS IB Ecology Center, 2018. 1a ed. ISBN 978-85-63843-22-7. | Vegetation Cover Map of Rio Grande do Sul – base year 2015, obtained by visual interpretation of Landsat images. Level of detail compatible with scale 1:250,000 | 2015 | http://www.ecologia.ufrgs.br/… |
| Atlantic Forest Atlas | SOS Atlantic Forest/INPE | Mapping of forest formations and associated ecosystems, reference year 2016. | 2016 | http://mapas.sosma.org.br/… |
| Map of planted forests | GFW/WRI | Map of Brazil planted forests. | 2014 | Download |
| Land Cover of the Argentine Republic (LCCS- FAO) | INTA | Land cover and land use of the Argentine Republic at exploratory scale (E 1:500,000) using the Land Cover Classification System (LCCS- FAO). | 2006-2007 | Report[ Access ] Cartography[ Access] |
| National Crop Map – 2022-2023 Campaign | INTA | Crop type map covering agricultural area of Argentina at 30 m resolution. | 2022-2023 | Informe[ Access ] Cartografía[ Access] |
| National Crop Map – 2021-2022 Campaign | INTA | Crop type map covering agricultural area of Argentina at 30 m resolution. | 2021-2022 | Informe[ Access ] Cartografía[ Access] |
| National Crop Map – 2020-2021 Campaign | INTA | Crop type map covering agricultural area of Argentina at 30 m resolution. | 2020-2021 | Informe[ Access ] Cartografía[ Access] |
| National Crop Map – 2019-2020 Campaign | INTA | Crop type map covering agricultural area of Argentina at 30 m resolution. | 2019-2020 | Informe[ Access ] Cartografía[ Access] |
| National Crop Map – 2018-2019 Campaign | INTA | Crop type map covering agricultural area of Argentina at 30 m resolution. | 2018-2019 | Informe[ Access ] Cartografía[ Access] |
| Unidad de Manejo del Sistema de Evaluación Forestal (UMSEF) | Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible | Monitoreo de bosques nativos de Argentina para la detección, cuantificación y seguimiento a lo largo del tiempo de procesos de origen natural y/o antrópico que modifican la estructura y/o extensión de estos ecosistemas. | (2002-2018) | [ Access ] |
| Primer inventario de Bosques Nativos de Argentina | Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable (SAyDS) | Monitoreo de Unidades de vegetación para el sector de bosques nativos (E 1:250.000) | 2005 | Not Available |
| Cobertura del suelo 2000Uruguay(LCCS-FAO) | Ministerio de Ambiente – Geoportal | Cobertura y uso del suelo de Uruguay mediante el sistema de clasificación de ocupación de tierras Land Cover Classification System (LCCS- FAO) | 2000 | Cartografía[ Access] |
| Cobertura del suelo 2008Uruguay(LCCS-FAO) | Ministerio de Ambiente – Geoportal | Cobertura y uso del suelo de Uruguay mediante el sistema de clasificación de ocupación de tierras Land Cover Classification System (LCCS- FAO) | 2008 | Cartografía[ Access] |
| Cobertura del suelo 2011Uruguay(LCCS-FAO) | Ministerio de Ambiente – Geoportal | Cobertura y uso del suelo de Uruguay mediante el sistema de clasificación de ocupación de tierras Land Cover Classification System (LCCS- FAO) | 2011 | Cartografía[ Access] |
| Cobertura del suelo 2015Uruguay(LCCS-FAO) | Ministerio de Ambiente – Geoportal | Cobertura y uso del suelo de Uruguay mediante el sistema de clasificación de ocupación de tierras Land Cover Classification System (LCCS- FAO) | 2015 | Cartografía[ Access] |