WorldView 3 GRVI

Green Ratio Vegetation Index for WorldView 3

Vegetation Satellite Provider: MAXAR

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Applications

Vegetation Analysis

Vegetation Fraction Estimation

Agriculture

Plant Health Assessment

Environmental Monitoring

Quick Stats

Category: vegetation

Sensor: WorldView 3

Provider: MAXAR

Bands Used: 2

Description

Simple vegetation index that calculates the ratio of near-infrared to green band reflectance. Useful for vegetation fraction estimation and assessing plant health using green wavelengths.

Formulas

General Formula

WorldView 3 Specific Formula

NIR1 / Green

Spectral Band Visualization

Band Wavelengths

Green: 510-580 nm

NIR: 770-900 nm

Code Examples

grvi.py

References

Gitelson et al. (2002)