A FIELD GUIDE TO A CHANGING PLANET

The change atlas / Rondônia, Brazil

Research edition · 2025
Flagged change Study area
Look closer. What do you notice?

Choose a numbered patch. Compare the two images, read the evidence, then record what you think.

Sentinel-2 / Earth Search · IBGE boundary · dark patches = no clear image
TERRA / OBSERVE. UNDERSTAND. CARE.

The places we know
are changing.

A field guide to reading the landscape. Find a place you care about, compare satellite images, and understand the evidence behind a possible change.

Start with forest change. Real imagery. Room for questions.

FIRST COLLECTIONRondônia, Brazil 2025

41 cases across six sampled areas. Explore what the images can—and cannot—tell us.

September 2025 satellite image of a reviewed forest-disturbance candidateApril 2025 image of the same placeAPRIL 2025SEPTEMBER 2025
01 / A LANDSCAPE, SIX MONTHS APARTWhat looks different to you?

Drag across the image to look closer. A visible change is a clue, not a conclusion.

LEARN THROUGH A REAL PLACE

Three ways to read a change.

FROM CURIOSITY TO UNDERSTANDING

What can you do with Terra?

  1. 01
    Locate a place

    Search towns and cities worldwide, use coordinates, or pick a point. Check where Terra has evidence.

  2. 02
    Learn to read the images

    Compare dates and look for context. Farmland, fire and cloud gaps can all complicate the picture.

  3. 03
    Keep a useful record

    Save a place or case, write your questions, and export notes for a conversation or further research.

Terra is an early research and learning tool. Analysed cases currently cover sampled areas of Rondônia, not the world. It does not issue live alerts.