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

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Date: 4/21/2021
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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.

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

Hydrographic basins of the Venezuelan Amazon

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Date: 5/11/2021
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basins hydrography amazon shapefile

Watersheds of the main rivers of the Venezuelan Amazon generated from the elevation model ALOS PALSAR DEM satellite of 30 meters resolution.

International boundaries

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Date: 11/16/2016
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Source: IGVSB

boundaries international shapefile

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

Landscape units

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Date: 12/31/2010
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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).

Municipal boundaries

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Date: 11/16/2016
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Source: IGVSB

boundaries municipalities shapefile

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

Plant formations

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Date: 12/31/2010
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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).

Population centers

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Date: 5/4/2016
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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 in the Venezuelan Amazon

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Date: 5/7/2021
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natural protected area NPA shapefile

Contains the demarcation boundaries of the protected natural areas in the Venezuelan Amazon. Includes natural monuments, national parks, biosphere reserves, and forest reserves.

Saxicolous vegetation

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Date: 12/31/2010
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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: 11/16/2016
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Source: IGVSB

boundaries states shapefile

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

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

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Date: 4/21/2021
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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.

         
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