Gaofen-1 NDVI
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (Classic) for Gaofen-1
Vegetation Satellite Provider: CNSA
Applications
Vegetation Health Monitoring
Agricultural Assessment
Forest Mapping
Biomass Estimation
Crop Yield Prediction
Drought Impact Assessment
Quick Stats
Category: vegetation
Sensor: Gaofen-1
Provider: CNSA
Bands Used: 2
Description
The most widely used vegetation index for assessing vegetation health, density, and photosynthetic activity. Classic formulation using standard red and near-infrared bands.
Formulas
General Formula
Gaofen-1 Specific Formula
(NIR - Red) / (NIR + Red)Spectral Band Visualization
Band Wavelengths
Red: 620-700 nm
NIR: 770-900 nm
Code Examples
ndvi_classic.py
References
Rouse et al. (1974)