{"id":310,"date":"2023-10-04T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-venezuela.mapbiomas.org\/?page_id=310"},"modified":"2026-02-13T09:25:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T13:25:58","slug":"colecciones-de-mapbiomas-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/venezuela.mapbiomas.org\/en\/colecciones-de-mapbiomas-venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"MAPBIOMAS VENEZUELA COLLECTIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"

The MapBiomas Venezuela Collections.<\/strong> are historical series of annual maps that cover a certain period of time, and that expand across the entire Venezuelan territory, including the state of Guayana Esequiba declared in April 2024<\/a>Only Isla de Aves is excluded. MapBiomas Venezuela Collection 3 of annual land cover and land use maps corresponds to the period 1985-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These maps are updated regularly to include information from recent years, as well as incorporate improvements in the classifications. The goal is for a new collection to be published every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LAND COVER AND LAND USE MAPS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most recent collection of land cover and land use maps of MapBiomas Venezuela can be explored and queried directly on the MapBiomas maps and data platform (https:\/\/plataforma.venezuela.mapbiomas.org<\/a>). To do so, navigate through the menu options: Maps and Data > Access the platform.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Download<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MapBiomas Venezuela<\/a> platform allows you to select or crop the annual land cover and land use map (Collection 3) according to specific administrative or natural areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.     Descarga directa de un mapa anual.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ejecutar la Descarga<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Locate the Download Option:<\/strong> Go to the general \"Downloads\"<\/strong> section or look for a specific download button labeled 'Downloads'<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Confirm the Parameters:<\/strong> he platform will ask you to confirm that you wish to download the map from Collection 3<\/strong> for the selected Year<\/strong> seleccionado y para el Territorial Boundary<\/strong> you just defined<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Start the Download:<\/strong> Upon confirmation, the system will generate and provide you with a link to download the file. This is usually a file in GeoTIFF<\/strong>eady to be used in software<\/em> Geographic Information System (GIS) software<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Consulte las instrucciones sobre c\u00f3mo descargar los mapas<\/a> and estad\u00edsticas<\/a> a trav\u00e9s de la plataforma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2.     Paleta de colores<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The RGB color palette for each legend class is available in the file MB Venezuela Col 3 Legend Code3<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The colormap file (.clr), with the color palette for ArcMap<\/strong> or ArcGIS Pro<\/strong> is available in the file Leyenda MapBiomas Venezuela col 3 A<\/a>rcGIS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The .qml file, with the color palette for QGIS<\/strong> is available in the file Leyenda MapBiomas Venezuela col 3<\/a> QGIS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Important<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When using MapBiomas Venezuela data, please consider that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n