WorldView 3 GDVI

Green Difference Vegetation Index for WorldView 3

Vegetation Satellite Provider: MAXAR

Applications

Vegetation Monitoring
Agriculture
Crop Development Monitoring
Forest Health Assessment
Environmental Monitoring

Quick Stats

Category: vegetation
Sensor: WorldView 3
Provider: MAXAR
Bands Used: 2

Description

Simple vegetation index that calculates the difference between near-infrared and green spectral bands. Useful for assessing vegetation health and density with straightforward band arithmetic.

Formulas

General Formula

WorldView 3 Specific Formula

NIR1 - Green

Spectral Band Visualization

Band Wavelengths

Green: 510-580 nm
NIR: 770-900 nm

Code Examples

gdvi.py

References

Tucker et al. (1979)