Forest Cover Change in Tanintharyi Region from 2002 to 2014

A Landsat-based classification raster dataset showing changes in intact forest cover in Myanmar's Tanintharyi Region between 2002 and 2014. The dataset was developed by ALARM, the Smithsonian Institution, GMAP, and the American Museum of Natural History, and it differentiates oil palm plantations from other plantations. It is hosted by the Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU).

Use Cases

• Quantifying deforestation rates based on the Landsat-based classification of intact forest.
• Analyzing the expansion of oil palm plantations based on the specific land-use differentiation.
• Modeling land-use change over time based on the 2002-2014 temporal coverage.
• Mapping regional forest loss and fragmentation in Tanintharyi based on the geospatial raster data.

Strengths

• Provides a 12-year temporal analysis of forest cover change from 2002 to 2014.
• Differentiates oil palm plantations from other plantations, a specific feature for land-use analysis.
• Based on Landsat satellite imagery, a standard source for land cover classification.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

ALARM, Smithsonian Institution, GMAP, American Museum of Natural History, hosted by Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU).

Collection Method

Landsat-based classification.

Time Range

2002 to 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-12 20:03:55.238773; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar.