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Accumulated deforestation for the period 2000-2020 in the Venezuelan Amazon

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Date: 4/21/2021
Format: Shapefile
Source: Provita

deforestation amazon venezuela shapefile

The maps represent the accumulated deforestation area between the years 2001 and 2020, identified from the changes in the extent of the forests in the vegetation cover and land use maps in the Venezuelan Amazon during the period 2000-2020.

For more information, you can check the report (in Spanish) on Use and land cover in the Venezuelan Amazon 2000-2020, What are the main drivers of change?, in our website.

NOTE: These data do not show information for Guayana Esequiba, because they were generated in 2021, before the decree creating this state (2024).

Digital elevation model

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Date: 2/22/2000
Format: GeoTIFF
Source: SRTM

dem srtm elevation geotiff

Venezuela digital elevation model from the February 2000 Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), at 1 arc second (30 m) resolution.

For additional information, see the corresponding United States Geological Service (USGS), Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center page.

Digital elevation model (filled no-data areas)

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Date: 2/22/2000
Format: GeoTIFF
Source: SRTM

dem srtm elevation geotiff

Venezuela digital elevation model from the February 2000 Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), at 1 arc second (30 m) resolution.

For additional information, see the corresponding United States Geological Service (USGS), Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center page.

Areas without data (no data) have been filled using an interpolation algorithm with the following GDAL command: gdal_fillnodata.py -md 200

Electric energy of Venezuela

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Date: 9/4/2024
Format: Shapefile
Source: Provita

hydroelectric power energy venezuela shapefile

This file contains data on hydroelectric plants in the Venezuelan Amazon collected through different official information sources.

This file compiles data on the hydroelectric and thermoelectric plants in Venezuela collected through official information sources.

Highway

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Date: 9/10/2021
Format: Shapefile
Source: Provita

highway road railway shapefile

Representation of the highways for the national territory of Venezuela. It contains the base roads for the country considering of paved and unpaved highways, as well as railways. More detail is presented on the roads to the south of the Orinoco.

Hydrographic basins of Venezuela

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Date: 11/15/2024
Format: Shapefile
Source: MINEC, 2014; actualizado por Provita, 2024

basins hydrography venezuela shapefile

This shapefile contains the geospatial delimitation of the hydrographic basins of the main rivers for the entire territory of Venezuela, including the Guayana Esequiba state, decreed in March 2024. The information comes from the map of Hydrographic Regions of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, scale 1 : 2,000,000 generated by the Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ecosocialismo (MINEC), 2014 edition, with adjustments based on topographic and hydrographic drainage data.

Indigenous People of Venezuela

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Date: 8/8/2024
Format: Shapefile
Source: Provita y Wataniba

indigenous people ethnicity venezuela shapefile

Contains the limits of the indigenous territories of Venezuela. Two types of territories are mainly considered: officially recognized and without official recognition, associated with the indigenous people who live throughout the national territory.

International boundaries

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Date: 6/7/2024
Format: Shapefile
Source: IGVSB

boundaries international venezuela shapefile

Official international boundaries of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela published by the Simon Bolivar Venezuelan Geographic Institute (IGVSB in spanish).

NOTE: The Essequibo Territory was adjusted to adapt it to the new state of Guayana Esequiba decreed in Official Gazette No. 6,798 Extraordinary on April 3, 2024.

Landscape units

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Date: 12/31/2010
Format: Shapefile
Source: Provita

classification landscapes shapefile

Contains a hierarchical classification of vegetation landscapes in Venezuela, compiled by Provita as part of the development and publication of the Red Book of Venezuelan Terrestrial Ecosystems, 2010. Landscapes are classified by region, sub-region and sector.

For additional information, see the Red Book of Venezuelan Terrestrial Ecosystems, 2010, Landscape units (in Spanish).

NOTE: These data do not show information for Guayana Esequiba, because they were generated in 2010, before the decree creating this state (2024).

Municipal boundaries

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Date: 6/7/2024
Format: Shapefile
Source: IGVSB

boundaries municipalities venezuela shapefile

Official municipal boundaries of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela published by the Simon Bolivar Venezuelan Geographic Institute (IGVSB in spanish).

NOTE: The Essequibo Territory was adjusted to adapt it to the new state of Guayana Esequiba decreed in Official Gazette No. 6,798 Extraordinary on April 3, 2024.

Oil reserves of Venezuela

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Date: 9/1/2020
Format: Shapefile
Source: Provita

oil hydrocarbon venezuela shapefile

This file contains information on the oil reserves in Venezuela, from official institutions of the country.

Plant formations

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Date: 12/31/2010
Format: Shapefile
Source: Provita

classification vegetation shapefile

Contains a classification of plant formations in Venezuela, compiled by Provita as part of the development and publication of the Red Book of Venezuelan Terrestrial Ecosystems, 2010.

For additional information, see the Red Book of Venezuelan Terrestrial Ecosystems, 2010, Representation of the plant formations of Venezuela (in Spanish).

NOTE: These data do not show information for Guayana Esequiba, because they were generated in 2010, before the decree creating this state (2024).

Population centers

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Date: 11/16/2019
Format: Shapefile
Source: IGVSB - INE

population locality towns shapefile

This file contains data about population centers of Venezuela from the Simón Bolívar Geographic Venezuelan Institute (IGVSB in spanish) and the National Institute of Statistics (INE in spanish).

Protected Natural Areas of Venezuela

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Date: 7/29/2023
Format: Shapefile
Source: Provita, Planificación y Ordenación Ambiental (POA)

protected natural area NPA shapefile

Contains the demarcation boundaries of the protected natural of Venezuela. Includes natural monuments, national parks, wildlife refuges, wildlife reserves, wildlife sanctuaries, biosphere reserves and forest reserves.

Saxicolous vegetation

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Date: 12/31/2010
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Source: Provita

classification vegetation saxicolous shapefile

Locates areas of saxicolous vegetation in Venezuela, compiled by Provita as part of the development and publication of the Red Book of Venezuelan Terrestrial Ecosystems, 2010.

For additional information, see the Red Book of Venezuelan Terrestrial Ecosystems, 2010, Representation of Venezuela's vegetation formations (in Spanish).

State boundaries

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Date: 6/7/2024
Format: Shapefile
Source: IGVSB

boundaries states venezuela shapefile

Official state boundaries of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela published by the Simon Bolivar Venezuelan Geographic Institute (IGVSB in spanish).

NOTE: The Essequibo Territory was adjusted to adapt it to the new state of Guayana Esequiba decreed in Official Gazette No. 6,798 Extraordinary on April 3, 2024.

Use and land cover in the Venezuelan Amazon (2000-2020)

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Date: 4/21/2021
Format: GeoTIFF
Source: Provita

land use land cover amazon venezuela geotiff

Representation of vegetation cover and land use identified from Landsat satellite images for the years 2000-2020. For more information, you can check the report (in Spanish) on Use and land cover in the Venezuelan Amazon 2000-2020, What are the main drivers of change? in our website.

The maps are the result of improvements in the issues of land use, floodplains and the review of a panel of experts, based on the maps of the collection 2 of MapBiomas Amazonia. For this reason, the Venezuelan Amazon limits correspond to those established by the RAISG.

NOTE: These data do not show information for Guayana Esequiba, because they were generated in 2021, before the decree creating this state (2024).

         
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