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nasa-ornldaac-1260

LBA-ECO LC-22 Field Validation of MODIS Deforestation Detection, Brazil, 2005

ABSTRACT: This data set contains field observations, corresponding GPS points, and point and polygons of deforested areas in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, for the period March 17-24, 2005. Fieldwork was conducted in the regions surrounding Sinop, Mato Grosso, with specific emphasis on large clearings occurring in the Xingu Basin. The field campaign was designed to validate preliminary MODIS deforestation products designed to detect deforestation during the wet season. There are five data files with this data set. This includes four shapefiles (.shp) and one comma-separated file (.csv).

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Identified by : LC22_MODIS_FIELD_VAL_2005

This dataset was released on January 01, 2014.

The time range for this dataset is March 17, 2005 to March 24, 2005.

The spatial range for this dataset is -13.1334° to -11.5° latitude, and -55.75° to -54.2833° longitude. map (center)

DOI : 10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1260
Also known as :

• dataset oai:mercury-ops2.ornl.gov:ornldaac_1260 (ornl lexicon)
• dataset oai:mercury.ornl.gov:ornldaac_1260 (ornl lexicon)