# PRODES (Deforestation Monitoring of Brazilian Biomes by Satellite)
*data products*

## Specifications
- **level**: L4
- **distributor**: inpe
- **gsd m**: {"native":30}
- **access endpoint**: https://terrabrasilis.dpi.inpe.br/downloads/
- **access model**: open
- **primary data portal url**: https://terrabrasilis.dpi.inpe.br/downloads/
- **use cases**: ["Annual deforestation area estimation for the Amazon and all Brazilian biomes","Official legal benchmark for Brazilian government Amazon targets","REDD+ and UNFCCC national greenhouse gas inventory reporting","International deforestation research and policy reference","EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) baseline reference"]
- **practical limitations**: ["Annual cadence, not suitable for near-real-time monitoring (DETER provides that)","Dry-season acquisition window limits year-over-year consistency in biomes with variable cloud cover","30 m GSD and 6.25 ha minimum mapping unit are widely cited from the Landsat heritage but were not confirmed from tier 1 INPE methodology documents in this research pass; Phase 3 verification required","Per-biome temporal baselines differ (Amazon since 1988; other biomes shorter baselines)"]
- **last verified date**: "2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z"
- **verified by**: sw
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **deployment context**: orbital

## Compositional position
- defor (topics) --[topic_capabilities]--> PRODES (Deforestation Monitoring of Brazilian Biomes by Satellite)

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Source: https://eo-atlas.org/data_products/prodes
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