Landsat 8/9 MSAVI
Modified Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index for Landsat 8/9
Vegetation Satellite Provider: USGS/NASA
Applications
Vegetation Analysis
Agricultural Monitoring
Soil Background Correction
Arid Environment Vegetation
Crop Health Assessment
Quick Stats
Category: vegetation
Sensor: Landsat 8/9
Provider: USGS/NASA
Bands Used: 2
Description
Self-adjusting vegetation index that minimizes soil background influence without requiring soil line parameters. Automatically adjusts for varying soil conditions.
Formulas
General Formula
Landsat 8/9 Specific Formula
0.5 * (2 * B5 + 1 - sqrt((2 * B5 + 1)^2 - 8 * (B5 - B4)))Spectral Band Visualization
Band Wavelengths
Red: 640-760 nm
NIR: 780-1400 nm
Code Examples
msavi.py
References
Qi et al. (1994)