Sentinel-2 NDVI
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (Classic) for Sentinel-2
Vegetation Satellite Provider: ESA
Applications
Vegetation Health Monitoring
Agricultural Assessment
Forest Mapping
Biomass Estimation
Crop Yield Prediction
Drought Impact Assessment
Quick Stats
Category: vegetation
Sensor: Sentinel-2
Provider: ESA
Bands Used: 2
Description
The most widely used vegetation index for assessing vegetation health, density, and photosynthetic activity. Classic formulation using standard red and near-infrared bands.
Formulas
General Formula
Sentinel-2 Specific Formula
(B8 - B4) / (B8 + B4)Spectral Band Visualization
Band Wavelengths
Red: 620-700 nm
NIR: 770-900 nm
Code Examples
ndvi_classic.py
References
Rouse et al. (1974)