LBA-ECO CD-06: Ji-Parana River Basin Land Cover Map, 1999

NASA's LBA-ECO CD-06 dataset provides a classified land use and land cover map for the Ji-Parana River Basin in Rondonia, Brazil. It was produced from the digital classification of eight Landsat 7-ETM+ satellite scenes from 1999, identifying nine distinct land cover classes. The data is distributed as a single GeoTiff file.

Use Cases

• Analyzing deforestation patterns and rates in the Brazilian Amazon based on 1999 land cover classification.
• Establishing a historical baseline for land use change models in the Ji-Parana River Basin.
• Validating or comparing newer remote sensing products against a 1999 reference map.
• Studying the spatial distribution of nine tropical land cover classes, such as forest, agriculture, and water.

Strengths

• Derived from eight Landsat 7-ETM+ scenes, providing substantial spatial coverage for the basin.
• Contains nine distinct land cover classes, offering specific categorization for the region.
• Produced by NASA, indicating institutional authority and scientific methodology.

Limitations

• Metadata is sparse; specific column names, file size, and row counts are not provided.
• Conflicting 'last updated' dates exist between sources (2001 vs. 2026), creating uncertainty about metadata maintenance.
• Data is from a single year (1999), limiting analysis of temporal trends without companion datasets.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), with data acquired from the Tropical Rain Forest Information Center (TRFIC) at Michigan State University.

Collection Method

Digital classification of eight Landsat 7 7-ETM+ satellite scenes.

Time Range

1999

Freshness

2001-10-16 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Ji-Parana River Basin, state of Rondonia, Brazil.