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Map of forest loss and growth across the Brazilian Amazon
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EnvironmentalBrazilian Amazon

FOREST CHANGE / BRAZIL

A two-year change model measured forest loss and regrowth across a vast, cloud-prone operating environment.

MISSION PROFILE03 / 08
01 / OPERATIONAL BRIEF

THE
OBJECTIVE.

Quantify forest loss and growth across the Brazilian Amazon from October 2021 through September 2023.

CONSTRAINTS
  • Continental-scale geography
  • Persistent cloud cover
  • Two-year temporal baseline
SOURCE STACK
  • SAR imagery and derivatives
  • Elevation data
  • Global forest change data
  • Annual surface-water data
02 / ANALYTICAL METHOD
01

Normalize multi-date radar observations

02

Separate persistent water and terrain effects

03

Classify and aggregate areas of loss and gain

03 / MISSION OUTCOMES

WHAT
CHANGED.

Reviewable intelligence built for the next decision, not the final presentation.

01

164,081 acres of forest loss measured

02

15,491 acres of forest gain measured

03

Repeatable regional change methodology delivered

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