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Different sets of training data were generated and used as inputs for the image classification. Firstly, OSM data was converted into LULC maps using the OSM2LULC_4T software package. The Random Forest classifier was then trained to classify a time-series of Sentinel-2 imagery into 8 LULC classes with samples extracted from: (1) The LULC maps produced by OSM2LULC_4T (TD0); (2) the TD1 dataset, obtained after removing mixed pixels from TD0; (3) the TD2 dataset, obtained by filtering TD1 using radiometric indices. The classification results were generalized using a majority filter and hybrid maps were created by merging the classification results with the OSM2LULC outputs. The accuracy of all generated maps was assessed using the 2018 official \u201cCarta de Ocupa\u00e7\u00e3o do Solo\u201d (COS). The methodology was applied to two study areas with different characteristics. The results show that in some cases the filtering procedures improve the training data and the classification results. 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