GeoEye-1 NDVI

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (Classic) for GeoEye-1

Vegetation Satellite Provider: MAXAR

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Applications

Vegetation Health Monitoring

Agricultural Assessment

Forest Mapping

Biomass Estimation

Crop Yield Prediction

Drought Impact Assessment

Quick Stats

Category: vegetation

Sensor: GeoEye-1

Provider: MAXAR

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

GeoEye-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)