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Description

This data set contains field observations, corresponding GPS points, and point and polygons of deforested areas in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, for the period March 17-24,2005. Fieldwork was conducted in the regions surrounding Sinop, Mato Grosso, with specific emphasis on large clearings occurring in the Xingu Basin. The field campaign was designed to validate preliminary MODIS deforestation products designed to detect deforestation during the wet season.

There are five data files with this data set: four shapefiles (.shp) and one comma-separated file (.csv).

Product Summary

Platforms
FIELD INVESTIGATION,
Terra
Instruments
GPS,
MODIS,
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
Spatial Extent
N: -11.5 S: -13.1334 E: -54.2833 W: -55.75
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2005-03-17 to 2005-03-24
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
c2781625095-ornl_cloud
Data State
COMPLETE
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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DEFRIES, R. S., SHIMABUKURO, Y. E., MORTON, D. C., ANDERSON, L. O., & ESPARITO-SANTO, F. D. B. (2014). LBA-ECO LC-22 Field Validation of MODIS Deforestation Detection, Brazil, 2005. ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1260 Date Accessed: 2025-07-10

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GENERAL DOCUMENTATION Data Set Documentation
USER'S GUIDE ORNL DAAC Data Set Documentation

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