e-sensing/book_Cerrado_2018_class

This dataset contains a land use and land cover classification for the Cerrado biome in Brazil for year 2018. Please refer to the on-line book on satellite image time series analysis for more details on https://e-sensing.github.io/sitsbook/intro_examples.html.

The Cerrado is the second largest biome in Brazil, covering approximately 1.9 million Km2 This tropical savanna ecoregion is characterized by a rich and diverse ecosystem that ranges from grasslands to woodlands. It is home to over 7,000 plant species, many of which are endemic. The biome comprises three major types of natural vegetation: Open Cerrado, predominantly composed of grasses and small shrubs with occasional small trees; Cerrado Sensu Stricto, a typical savanna formation characterized by low, thin-trunked trees with irregular branching; and Cerradão, a dry forest composed of medium-sized trees reaching up to 10–12 meters in height. Despite its ecological importance, large portions of the Cerrado are being rapidly converted to agricultural land, making it one of the world's most dynamic agricultural frontiers. The primary agricultural activities include cattle ranching, crop farming, and the establishment of planted forests.

In this example, we replicated the results presented in the article "Satellite Image Time Series Analysis for Big Earth Observation Data" (Simoes et al.,2021) using Landsat imagery accessed through the Microsoft Planetary Computer (MPC) platform.