CR2LUC: Historical (1950-2020) land use and land cover in continental Chile

The CR2LUC product was created to track long-term land-use changes in Chile since 1950, using a method that combines historical data with satellite information. Unlike recent land use/cover estimates that rely heavily on satellite data, CR2LUC integrates various sources, including agricultural censuses and other national statistics. This reconstruction involves extensive data preprocessing, such as digitizing historical documents. Key data sources include Agricultural Censuses (1955, 1965, 1976, 1997, 2007), annual crop statistics (1997-2021), and cadastres for fruits, viticulture, and vegetation.

This dataset has been developed within the framework of the Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR2, ANID/FONDAP/1523A0002) and the research project ANID/FSEQ210001.