Landsat 8/9 VgNIRBI

Visible Green-Based Built-Up Index for Landsat 8/9

Urban Satellite Provider: USGS/NASA
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Applications

urban

Quick Stats

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

Description

Visible Green-Based Built-Up Index - A spectral index for urban applications.

Formulas

General Formula

Landsat 8/9 Specific Formula

(B3 - B5)/(B3 + B5)

Spectral Band Visualization

Band Wavelengths

G: 550
N: 850

Code Examples

vgnirbi.py

References

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.03.037