. . . . "The validation accuracy estimate of 87.9% was based on an independent set of 4.87 million random points (equally stratified with respect to the two levels of the dependent variable; further details are provided in Supplementary Information 1 and Extended Data Fig. 4)." . "This accuracy underpins the paper's maps and area estimates, and The Unjournal's evaluators (doi:10.21428/d28e8e57.5411b150) doubted it: predictors overlap the outcome period, and random validation may overstate performance. We test it in Colombia with independent code and open data: reproducing the published figures, then validating with spatial blocks, a model trained elsewhere, independent MapBiomas labels and a forward test (2000-2012 to 2012-2024)." . . . "Anne Fouilloux" . "2026-10-04T15:46:08.230Z"^^ . . . . . "Paper annotation: The validation accuracy estimate of 87.9% was based on an independent set of 4.87 million random points (equally stratified with respect to the two levels of the dependent variable; further details are provided in Supplementary Information 1 and Extended Data Fig. 4)." . . "RSA" . "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" . "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" . . .