Summary: ABSTRACT: The objective of the work was the characterization in space and time of coffee agroecosystems of Minas Gerais using geotechnologies. Land Use Maps of the years 2000 and 2003 were generated for each study area using the software SPRING. The results indicated different behaviours for the different regions. In São Sebastião do Paraíso and Machado a decrease in areas occupied by coffee was observed, whereas in Patrocínio the area occupied by the crop remained unaltered and in Três Pontas the coffee regions increased, demonstrating the dynamism of the coffee regions of Minas Gerais. Remote sensing and the geographic information systems were efficient in the evaluation of the spatial-temporal dynamics of coffee areas of Minas Gerais, providing greater comprehension of the environments as well as the eventual analysis of tendencies, future cenarios and alternative actions.

Publication year: 2005

Types of publication: Paper in annals and proceedings

Unit: Embrapa Coffee