WorldView Legion REIP2

Red-Edge Inflection Point 2 for WorldView Legion

Vegetation Satellite Provider: MAXAR

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Applications

Chlorophyll content mapping

Red edge position analysis

Vegetation health monitoring

LAI estimation

Precision agriculture

Quick Stats

Category: vegetation

Sensor: WorldView Legion

Provider: MAXAR

Bands Used: 4

Description

A variant of the red edge inflection point calculation using slightly different wavelengths. This index provides an alternative measurement of the red edge position for chlorophyll assessment.

Formulas

General Formula

WorldView Legion Specific Formula

702 + 40 * (((Red_667 + NIR_782) / 2 - RE1_702) / (RE2_742 - RE1_702))

Spectral Band Visualization

Band Wavelengths

red: 667

re1: 702

re2: 742

nir: 782

Code Examples

reip2.py

References

Herrmann et al. (2011). LAI assessment of wheat and potato crops by VENμS and Sentinel-2 bands.

le Maire et al. (2004). Towards universal broad leaf chlorophyll indices.