Landsat 8/9 NDBI

Normalized Difference Built-up Index for Landsat 8/9

Urban Satellite Provider: USGS/NASA
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Applications

Urban Planning
Land Use Classification
Urban Growth Monitoring

Quick Stats

Category: urban
Sensor: Landsat 8/9
Provider: USGS/NASA
Bands Used: 2

Description

Highlights built-up areas and urban development. Higher values indicate more built-up surfaces.

Formulas

General Formula

Landsat 8/9 Specific Formula

(B6 - B5) / (B6 + B5)

Spectral Band Visualization

Band Wavelengths

NIR: 770-900 nm
SWIR: 1550-1750 nm

Code Examples

ndbi.py

References

Zha et al. (2003)