Developed by MapBiomas Colombia.
This repository contains the scripts to classify and filter glacier areas (Class 34) across the Colombian territory as part of the MapBiomas Colombia Collection 3 cross-cutting themes.
We highly recommend reading the Colombia Collection 3 Appendix of the Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD). The fundamental information about the classification methodology is there.
collection-03/
├── STEP-01/
│ └── acumulatePixels.js # Stable pixel accumulation
├── STEP-02/
│ ├── rf-classification.js # Random Forest classification
│ └── vis-results.js # Results visualization
└── STEP-03/
├── joinFilter.js # Join filter
├── gapFill.js # Gap fill filter
├── temporalFilter.js # Temporal filter
├── altitudFilter.js # Altitude filter
├── frequencyFilter.js # Frequency filter
├── temporalStability.js # Temporal stability filter
├── spatialFilter.js # Spatial filter
├── remapFilter.js # Remap filter
└── getAreas.js # Area statistics export
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Last update: March 2026