WorldView 3 SBI

Tasselled Cap - brightness for WorldView 3

Vegetation Satellite Provider: MAXAR

Applications

Vegetation analysis
Land cover classification
Change detection
Soil brightness assessment

Quick Stats

Category: vegetation
Sensor: WorldView 3
Provider: MAXAR
Bands Used: 6

Description

A spectral index for analyzing vegetation characteristics across different spectral bands. The Tasselled Cap transformation creates a new coordinate system that aligns with physical scene characteristics.

Formulas

General Formula

WorldView 3 Specific Formula

0.3037 * Blue + 0.2793 * Green + 0.4743 * Red + 0.5585 * NIR1 + 0.5082 * SWIR1 + 0.1863 * SWIR6

Spectral Band Visualization

Band Wavelengths

blue: 450-520
green: 520-600
red: 630-690
nir: 760-900
swir1: 1150-1750
swir2: 2080-2350

Code Examples

sbi.py

References

Bannari et al. (1995). A review of vegetation indices.
Crist & Cicone (1984). A Physically-Based Transformation of Thematic Mapper Data---The TM Tasseled Cap.