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)