Abstract

The area of the Savannah Eco-Museum covers 8066 km2. The area in two occasions at the years 2002 and 2017 was interpreted through satellite images. The area is located in central Brazil region, specific in seven counties of the state of Goiás. It was classified three interpretative units: forest, savannah and human settlements covers areas. These units were classified into the counties and watersheds. The most surface change was observed at the human settlements. In 2002, 58 % of the total area was occupied with the human’s settlements, with emphasis in the west side of the eco-museum. In 2017, it was verified an increase of 9.2 %. As opposed the forest and savannah areas shows a decrease from 16.5 and 16.2 % respectively.

Key words: Savannah biome; remote sensing; environment units; watersheds