GeoEye-1 S
Saturation for GeoEye-1
Vegetation Satellite Provider: MAXAR
Applications
Vegetation analysis
Environmental degradation assessment
Color analysis
Quick Stats
Category: vegetation
Sensor: GeoEye-1
Provider: MAXAR
Bands Used: 0
Description
A spectral index that calculates the color saturation by comparing the maximum and minimum RGB values. Used for analyzing vegetation characteristics and spectral indices for degradation of natural environments.
Formulas
General Formula
GeoEye-1 Specific Formula
(max(R,G,B) - min(R,G,B)) / max(R,G,B)Spectral Band Visualization
Band Wavelengths
Code Examples
saturation.py
References
Escadafal
R. et al. (1994)