Caracterización del uso/cobertura del suelo en Uruguay a partir de series temporales de imágenes MODIS

This research paper presents a high-accuracy (89.6%) land use/land cover classification of 17 million hectares in Uruguay using MODIS time series data from 2011-2012. The study identifies Perennial Forage Resources as the dominant cover (63.6%) but notes a significant decrease in these resources due to the expansion of the agricultural frontier.

• The study developed a land use/land cover classification for Uruguay covering 17 million hectares, utilizing MODIS NDVI time series data from May 2011 to March 2012, decision trees, field data, and Landsat images. The classification identified four primary categories: Perennial Forage Resources (63.6%), Forestry and Forest (13.1%), Summer Crops (14.3%), and Double Cropping (7.4%).
• The resulting land cover map demonstrated high overall accuracy at 89.6%, although the 'Summer Crops' category had the lowest accuracy at 85.8%.
• The results indicate a substantial decline in perennial forage resources in recent years, which is mainly attributed to the expansion of the agricultural frontier.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2025). Caracterización del uso/cobertura del suelo en Uruguay a partir de series temporales de imágenes MODIS. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/caracterizacion-del-uso-cobertura-del-suelo-en-uruguay-a-partir-de-series-temporales-de-imagenes-modis/

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Caracterización del uso/cobertura del suelo en Uruguay a partir de series temporales de imágenes MODIS. 2025. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/caracterizacion-del-uso-cobertura-del-suelo-en-uruguay-a-partir-de-series-temporales-de-imagenes-modis/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2025caracterizacin, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Caracterización del uso/cobertura del suelo en Uruguay a partir de series temporales de imágenes MODIS}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/caracterizacion-del-uso-cobertura-del-suelo-en-uruguay-a-partir-de-series-temporales-de-imagenes-modis/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }