WorldView 3 NBR
Normalized Burn Ratio for WorldView 3
Vegetation Satellite Provider: MAXAR
Applications
Fire Damage Assessment
Burn Severity Mapping
Post-fire Recovery Monitoring
Forest Management
Disaster Response
Quick Stats
Category: vegetation
Sensor: WorldView 3
Provider: MAXAR
Bands Used: 2
Description
Burn severity index for detecting and monitoring fire damage in vegetation. Higher values indicate healthy vegetation, lower values indicate burned areas.
Formulas
General Formula
WorldView 3 Specific Formula
(NIR1 - SWIR1) / (NIR1 + SWIR1)Spectral Band Visualization
Band Wavelengths
NIR: 780-1400 nm
SWIR: 1400-3000 nm
Code Examples
nbr.py
References
Key & Benson (2006)