Landsat 8/9 PNDVI
Pan NDVI for Landsat 8/9
Vegetation Satellite Provider: USGS/NASA
Applications
vegetation studies
leaf area index estimation
vegetation health assessment
vegetation density mapping
Quick Stats
Category: vegetation
Sensor: Landsat 8/9
Provider: USGS/NASA
Bands Used: 4
Description
Pan NDVI is designed for vegetation analysis, calculating vegetation health and density by comparing near-infrared and visible light reflectance. It provides a normalized method to assess vegetation health across multiple spectral bands.
Formulas
General Formula
Landsat 8/9 Specific Formula
(B5 - (B3 + B4 + B1)) / (B5 + (B3 + B4 + B1))Spectral Band Visualization
Band Wavelengths
BLUE: 420-480
GREEN: 490-570
RED: 640-760
NIR: 780-1400
Code Examples
pndvi.py
References
Wang et al. (2007) - Application of Pan NDVI in rice leaf area estimation