The MapBiomas Venezuela data are publicly available and released under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA license, allowing for open and free use. When using the data, it is important to reference the source using the following format:

“Proyecto MapBiomas Venezuela – Colección [version] [version] of the Annual Series of Land Use and Land Cover Maps of Venezuela, accessed on [date] through the link: [LINK]“

“El Proyecto MapBiomas Venezuela es una iniciativa multi-institucional para generar mapas anuales de cobertura y uso del suelo del territorio venezolano a partir de procesos de clasificación automática aplicados a imágenes de satélite. La descripción completa del proyecto se encuentra en https://venezuela.mapbiomas.org/.”

If you are planning to develop scientific publications with these data, we suggest contacting the Venezuelan team to inquire about any ongoing publications related to your proposed topic.