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LBA-ECO LC-24 HISTORICAL ROADS OF THE LEGAL AMAZON: 1968-1993
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The data set contains maps of old roads in the Legal Amazon region of Brazil from 1968 to 1993. Researchers created shapefiles showing federal and state roads in nine Brazilian states. The goal was to track changes in road networks over time. Key findings include the presence of historical roads in the Amazon basin and the availability of data for different years.