Techniques of Geoprocessing via Cloud in Google Earth Engine Applied to Vegetation Cover and Land Use and Occupation in the Brazilian Semiarid Region
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Orbital Data from Satellites
2.3. Coverage Trend Analysis and Land Use
2.3.1. Satellite-Derived Data (MapBiomas Brazil)
2.3.2. Mann–Kendall Test and SEN Slope Estimator
2.4. Statistical Analysis of Data
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Territory | Thematic Class | Total Annual Quantification of Land Uses | |||||
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1985 (km2) | 1985 (%) | Overall Accuracy (%) | 2020 (km2) | 2020 (%) | Overall Accuracy (%) | ||
Municipality of Campina Grande, PB, Brazil | Forest (forest formation and savanna formation) | 334.16 | 56.48 | 90.00 | 218.80 | 36.98 | 88.05 |
Non-forest natural formation (grassland) | 6.62 | 1.12 | 17.89 | 6.31 | 1.07 | 19.48 | |
Farming (agriculture and pasture) | 238.57 | 40.32 | 67.16 | 287.92 | 48.66 | 82.27 | |
Non-vegetated area (urban area and other non-vegetated areas) | 9.30 | 1.57 | 80.63 | 77.31 | 13.07 | 86.08 | |
Water | 3.01 | 0.51 | 93.59 | 1.33 | 0.23 | 93.68 | |
Total | 591,659 | 100 | - | 591,659 | 100 | - | |
Overall accuracy (1985–2020) | 81.80% |
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da Silva, J.L.B.; Refati, D.C.; da Cunha Correia Lima, R.; de Carvalho, A.A.; Ferreira, M.B.; Pandorfi, H.; da Silva, M.V. Techniques of Geoprocessing via Cloud in Google Earth Engine Applied to Vegetation Cover and Land Use and Occupation in the Brazilian Semiarid Region. Geographies 2022, 2, 593-608. https://doi.org/10.3390/geographies2040036
da Silva JLB, Refati DC, da Cunha Correia Lima R, de Carvalho AA, Ferreira MB, Pandorfi H, da Silva MV. Techniques of Geoprocessing via Cloud in Google Earth Engine Applied to Vegetation Cover and Land Use and Occupation in the Brazilian Semiarid Region. Geographies. 2022; 2(4):593-608. https://doi.org/10.3390/geographies2040036
Chicago/Turabian Styleda Silva, Jhon Lennon Bezerra, Daiana Caroline Refati, Ricardo da Cunha Correia Lima, Ailton Alves de Carvalho, Maria Beatriz Ferreira, Héliton Pandorfi, and Marcos Vinícius da Silva. 2022. "Techniques of Geoprocessing via Cloud in Google Earth Engine Applied to Vegetation Cover and Land Use and Occupation in the Brazilian Semiarid Region" Geographies 2, no. 4: 593-608. https://doi.org/10.3390/geographies2040036