Irrigated areas by state and by irrigation method is the available information about irrigation in Brazil. Distribution inside the states, number or size is not easily found even through the industry. These data are very important when one intends to study water availability or growth potencial of irrigated areas for a specific site due to the increasing concern about drinking water worldwide and nationally. The present study had the objective to collect such information using satellite images from Landsat based on the intrinsic characteristic of the center pivot equipments, the circular mark on landscape easily visible. With comparison the geo-referenced images and its articulation with the official IBGE maps, it was possible to draw the state maps with the equipment density distribution, which, when compared to other available sources permitted to validate the methodology used for this purpose.
center pivot; maps; irrigation
