Rio Branco Land Use Data Over Time
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- Visualizations by:
- Alex Kekesi
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- Scientific consulting by:
- Doug C. Morton
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- Produced by:
- Matthew Radcliff
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This data visualization begins with a wide view of Northern Brazil. It then zooms down to the region surrounding the town of Rio Branco and compares its relative size to the San Francisco Bay area. Next we cycle through over three decades of land use transformation showing pasture expansion over time. Lastly, we fade in 2019 fire data to indicate how the data will continue to change into the upcoming year.
The Amazon has undergone major transformations throughout the past three decades (1985 - 2018). Working closely with their Brazilian counterparts, NASA scientists have mapped the entire country of Brazil to show different kinds of land use throughout the country. This data is based on the
As part of this research, we look at the general area around the town of Rio Branco and show how the land use changed from 1985 to 2018. 2019 fire data is also used to show controlled burns in order to clear cut forest areas for other use.
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Credits
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NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
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Data visualizers
- Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.) [Lead]
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
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Scientist
- Doug C. Morton (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
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Producer
- Matthew Radcliff (KBRwyle) [Lead]
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Technical support
- Ian Jones (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
- Laurence Schuler (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
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Data provider
- Niels Andela (Science Collaborator)
Datasets used in this visualization
Suomi NPP Fire Pixels (Collected with the VIIRS sensor)
Biomass Map (A.K.A. MapBiomas)
MapBiomas Project is a multi-institutional initiative to generate annual land cover and use maps using automatic classification processes applied to satellite images.
Dataset can be found at: http://mapbiomas.org
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