A new methodology for systematic mapping of land covers in Latin America and Caribbean [Propuesta metodológica para la cartografía periódica de la cobertura del suelo en latinoamérica y el caribe: Estado de situación y avances]

Abstract

This work was developed in the framework of the Latin American Network of Monitoring and Study of Natural Resources (SERENA) in response to the need for accurate and reliable information on landcover, with a medium spatial resolution in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). This article describes the methodology and presents the results obtained for the year 2008.