Sensor: Formosat-2

Formosat-2

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Basic information

Name Formosat-2
Full Name
Bands 5
Spectrum [nm] 450-900
Spat.Res. [m] 2-8
Inclination 0
Orbit Height 0
Orbit Type
Platform
Operator National Space Organization (NSPO) of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Date of Launch 2004-05-19
status
Comment
Usable for Indices yes
Description

Bands/Channels

Bands
zoom Bands

Nr. Name Start WL Middle WL End WL Sp.Rg. Spat. Res. Comment
1 P 450 675 900 450 2
2 B1 450 485 520 70 8
3 B2 520 560 600 80 8
4 B3 630 660 690 60 8
5 B4 760 830 900 140 8

Indices

Nr. Name Specific Formula Calculated Comment
1 Adjusted transformed soil-adjusted VI 1.22 B4 - 1.22 B3 - 0.03 1.22 B4 + B3 - 1.22 · 0.03 + 0.08 ( 1 + 1.222 ) Automatic
2 Ashburn Vegetation Index 2.0 B4 - B3 Automatic
3 Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index B4 - B3 - y ( B3 - B1 ) B4 + B3 - y ( B3 - B1 ) Automatic
4 Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index 2 -0.18 + 1.17 ( B4 - B3 B4 + B3 ) Automatic
5 Blue-wide dynamic range vegetation index 0.1 B4 - B1 0.1 B4 + B1 Automatic
6 Canopy Chlorophyll Content Index B4 - B3 B4 + B3 B4 - Red B4 + Red Automatic
7 Chlorophyll Green ( B4 B2 ) ( -1 ) Automatic
8 Chlorophyll Index Green B4 B2 - 1 Automatic
9 Chlorophyll IndexRedEdge B4 B3 - 1 Automatic
10 Chlorophyll Red-Edge ( B4 B3 ) ( -1 ) Automatic
11 Chlorophyll vegetation index B4 B3 B22 Automatic
12 Coloration Index B3 - B1 B3 Automatic
13 Corrected Transformed Vegetation Index ( B3 - B2 B3 + B2 ) + 0 ,5 | ( B3 - B2 B3 + B2 ) + 0 ,5| · | ( ( B3 - B2 B3 + B2 ) ) + 0 ,5| Automatic
14 CRI550 B1 ( -1 ) - B2 ( -1 ) Automatic
15 Difference 678/500 B3 - B1 Automatic
16 Difference 800/550 B4 - B2 Automatic
17 Difference 800/680 B4 - B3 Automatic
18 Difference 833/658 B4 - B3 Automatic
19 Difference NIR/Green B4 - B2 Automatic
20 Differenced Vegetation Index MSS 2.4 B4 - B3 Automatic
21 Enhanced Vegetation Index 2.5 B4 - B3 ( B4 + 6 B3 - 7.5 B1 ) + 1 Automatic
22 Enhanced Vegetation Index 2 2.4 B4 - B3 B4 + B3 + 1 Automatic
23 Enhanced Vegetation Index 2 2.5 B4 - B3 B4 + 2.4 B3 + 1 Automatic
24 Ferric iron, Fe3+ B3 B2 Automatic
25 Global Environment Monitoring Index ( 2 ( B42 - B32 ) + 1.5 B4 + 0.5 B3 B4 + B3 + 0.5 ( 1 - 0.25 2 ( B42 - B32 ) + 1.5 B4 + 0.5 B3 B4 + B3 + 0.5 ) - B3 - 0.125 1 - B3 ) Automatic
26 Green atmospherically resistant vegetation index B4 - ( B2 - ( B1 - B3 ) ) B4 - ( B2 + ( B1 - B3 ) ) Automatic
27 Green leaf index 2 B2 - B3 - B1 2 B2 + B3 + B1 Automatic
28 Green Normalized Difference Vegetation Index B4 - B2 B4 + B2 Automatic
29 Green Optimized Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index B4 - B2 B4 + B2 + Y Automatic
30 Green Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index B4 - B2 B4 + B2 + L ( 1 + L ) Automatic
31 Green-Blue NDVI B4 - ( B2 + B1 ) B4 + ( B2 + B1 ) Automatic
32 Green-Red NDVI B4 - ( B2 + B3 ) B4 + ( B2 + B3 ) Automatic
33 Hue arctan ( 2 B3 - B2 - B1 30.5 ( B2 - B1 ) ) Automatic
34 Ideal vegetation index B4 - b a · B3 Automatic
35 Infrared percentage vegetation index B4 B4 + B3 2 ( ( B3 - B2 B3 + B2 ) + 1 ) Automatic
36 Intensity ( 1 30.5 ) ( B3 + B2 + B1 ) Automatic
37 Inverse reflectance 550 B2 ( -1 ) Automatic
38 Log Ratio log ( B4 B3 ) Automatic
39 mCRIG ( B1 ( -1 ) - B2 ( -1 ) ) · B4 Automatic
40 mCRIRE ( B1 ( -1 ) - B3 ( -1 ) ) · B4 Automatic
41 Modified anthocyanin reflectance index ( B2 ( -1 ) - B3 ( -1 ) ) · B4 Automatic
42 Modified Chlorophyll Absorption in Reflectance Index 1 1.2 ( 2.5 ( B4 - B3 ) - 1.3 ( B4 - B2 ) ) Automatic
43 Modified Chlorophyll Absorption in Reflectance Index 2 ( 1.5 2.5 ( B4 - B3 ) - 1.3 ( B4 - B2 ) ( 2 B4 + 1 ) 2 - ( 6 B4 - 5 B3 ) - 0.5 ) Automatic
44 Modified Simple Ratio 670,800 B4 B3 - 1 B4 B3 + 1 Automatic
45 Modified Simple Ratio NIR/RED ( B4 B3 ) - 1 ( B4 B3 ) + 1 Automatic
46 Modified Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index 2 B4 + 1 - ( 2 B4 + 1 ) 2 - 8 ( B4 - B3 ) 2 Automatic
47 Modified Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index hyper ( 0.5 ) ( ( 2 B4 + 1 ) - ( 2 B4 + 1 ) 2 - 8 ( B4 - B3 ) ) Automatic
48 Modified Triangular Vegetation Index 1 1.2 ( 1.2 ( B4 - B2 ) - 2.5 ( B3 - B2 ) ) Automatic
49 Modified Triangular Vegetation Index 2 ( 1.5 1.2 ( B4 - B2 ) - 2.5 ( B3 - B2 ) ( 2 B4 + 1 ) 2 - ( 6 B4 - 5 B3 ) - 0.5 ) Automatic
50 Nonlinear vegetation index B42 - B3 B42 + B3 Automatic
51 Norm G B2 B4 + B3 + B2 Automatic
52 Norm NIR B4 B4 + B3 + B2 Automatic
53 Norm R B3 B4 + B3 + B2 Automatic
54 Normalized Difference 550/450 B2 - B1 B2 + B1 Automatic
55 Normalized Difference 550/650 B2 - B3 B2 + B3 Automatic
56 Normalized Difference 682/553 B3 - B2 B3 - B2 Automatic
57 Normalized Difference 774/677 B4 - B3 B4 + B3 Automatic
58 Normalized Difference 780/550 B4 - B2 B4 + B2 Automatic
59 Normalized Difference 782/666 B4 - B3 B4 + B3 Automatic
60 Normalized Difference 790/670 B4 - B3 B4 + B3 Automatic
61 Normalized Difference 800/470 B4 - B1 B4 + B1 Automatic
62 Normalized Difference 800/500 B4 - B1 B4 + B1 Automatic
63 Normalized Difference 800/550 B4 - B2 B4 + B2 Automatic
64 Normalized Difference 800/635 B4 - B3 B4 - B3 Automatic
65 Normalized Difference 800/650 B4 - B3 B4 + B3 Automatic
66 Normalized Difference 800/675 B4 - B3 B4 + B3 Automatic
67 Normalized Difference 800/680 B4 - B3 B4 + B3 Automatic
68 Normalized Difference 827/668 B4 - B3 B4 + B3 Automatic
69 Normalized Difference 833/658 B4 - B3 B4 + B3 Automatic
70 Normalized Difference 895/675 B4 - B3 B4 + B3 Automatic
71 Normalized Difference 900/680 B4 - B3 B4 + B3 Automatic
72 Normalized Difference Green/Red B2 - B3 B2 + B3 Automatic
73 Normalized Difference NIR/Blue B4 - B1 B4 + B1 Automatic
74 Normalized Difference NIR/Green B4 - B2 B4 + B2 Automatic
75 Normalized Difference NIR/Red B4 - B3 B4 + B3 Automatic
76 Normalized Difference NIR/Rededge B4 - B3 B4 + B3 Automatic
77 Normalized Difference Red/Green B3 - B2 B3 + B2 Automatic
78 Normalized Difference Vegetation Index 690-710 B4 - B3 B4 + B3 Automatic
79 Optimized Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index ( 1 + 0.16 ) B4 - B3 B4 + B3 + 0.16 Automatic
80 Pan NDVI B4 - ( B2 + B3 + B1 ) B4 + ( B2 + B3 + B1 ) Automatic
81 Ratio Analysis of Reflectance Spectra A3 B3 B4 r670 r800 Automatic
82 Ratio Analysis of Reflectance Spectra A4 B3 B4 r680 r800 Automatic
83 Ratio Analysis of Reflectance Spectra C1 B4 B1 r760 r500 Automatic
84 Ratio Analysis of Reflectance Spectra C2 B4 B1 r760 r470 Automatic
85 Ratio Analysis of Reflectance Spectra C3 B4 B1 r800 r500 Automatic
86 Ratio Analysis of Reflectance Spectra C4 B4 B1 r800 r470 Automatic
87 RDVI B4 - B3 ( B4 + B3 ) 0.5 Automatic
88 RDVI2 B4 - B3 B4 + B3 Automatic
89 Red-Blue NDVI B4 - ( B3 + B1 ) B4 + ( B3 + B1 ) Automatic
90 Reflectance at the inflexion point B3 + B4 2 Automatic
91 Renormalized Difference Vegetation Index B4 - B3 B4 + B3 Automatic
92 Shape Index 2 B3 - B2 - B1 B2 - B1 Automatic
93 Simple Ratio 450/550 B1 B2 Automatic
94 Simple Ratio 450/690 B1 B3 Automatic
95 Simple Ratio 520/670 B1 B3 Automatic
96 Simple Ratio 520/760 B1 B4 Automatic
97 Simple Ratio 550/670 B2 B3 Automatic
98 Simple Ratio 550/680 B2 B3 Automatic
99 Simple Ratio 550/760 B2 B4 Automatic
100 Simple Ratio 550/800 B2 B4 Automatic
101 Simple Ratio 554/677 B2 B3 Automatic
102 Simple Ratio 560/658 B2 B3 Automatic
103 Simple Ratio 672/550 B3 B2 Automatic
104 Simple Ratio 674/553 B3 B2 Automatic
105 Simple Ratio 675/555 B3 B2 Automatic
106 Simple Ratio 683/510 B3 B1 Automatic
107 Simple Ratio 760/500 B4 B1 Automatic
108 Simple Ratio 774/677 B4 B3 Automatic
109 Simple Ratio 800/470 B4 B1 Automatic
110 Simple Ratio 800/500 B4 B1 Automatic
111 Simple Ratio 800/550 B4 B2 Automatic
112 Simple Ratio 800/600 B4 B2 Automatic
113 Simple Ratio 800/635 B4 B3 Automatic
114 Simple Ratio 800/650 B4 B3 Automatic
115 Simple Ratio 800/670 B4 B3 Automatic
116 Simple Ratio 800/675 B4 B3 Automatic
117 Simple Ratio 800/680 B4 B3 Automatic
118 Simple Ratio 801/550 B4 B2 Automatic
119 Simple Ratio 801/670 B4 B3 Automatic
120 Simple Ratio 810/560 B4 B2 Automatic
121 Simple Ratio 833/658 B4 B3 Automatic
122 Simple Ratio 860/550 B4 B2 Automatic
123 Simple Ratio 900/680 B4 B3 Automatic
124 Simple Ratio NIR/G B4 B2 Automatic
125 Simple Ratio NIR/RED B4 B3 Automatic
126 Simple Ratio NIR/Rededge B4 B3 Automatic
127 Simple Ratio Red/Blue B3 B1 Automatic
128 Simple Ratio Red/Green B3 B2 Automatic
129 Simple Ratio Red/NIR B3 B4 Automatic
130 Single Band 460 B1 Automatic
131 Single Band 470 B1 Automatic
132 Single Band 495 B1 Automatic
133 Single Band 550 B2 Automatic
134 Single Band 555 B2 Automatic
135 Single Band 635 B3 Automatic
136 Single Band 640 B3 Automatic
137 Single Band 655 B3 Automatic
138 Single Band 660 B3 Automatic
139 Single Band 670 B3 Automatic
140 Single Band 675 B3 Automatic
141 Single Band 680 B3 Automatic
142 Single Band 801 B4 Automatic
143 Single Band 850 B4 Automatic
144 Single Band 885 B4 Automatic
145 Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index B4 - B3 B4 + B3 + L ( 1 + L ) Automatic
146 Soil and Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index ( 1 + L ) B4 - ( Rr - y ( RB - Rr ) ) B4 + - ( Rr - y ( RB - Rr ) ) + L Automatic
147 Soil and Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index 2 2, 5 B4 - B3 1 + B4 + 6 B3 - 7 , 5 B1 Automatic
148 Soil and Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index 3 ( 1 + 0 ,5 ) B4 - B3 B4 + B3 + 0 ,5 Automatic
149 Soil Background Line B4 - 2.4 B3 Automatic
150 Soil-adjusted vegetation index 2 B4 B3 + b a Automatic
151 Spectral Polygon Vegetation Index 0.4 ( 3.7 ( B4 - B3 ) - 1.2 | B2 - B3 | ) Automatic
152 SQRT(IR/R) B4 B3 Automatic
153 Structure Intensive Pigment Index 2 B4 - B1 B4 - B3 Automatic
154 Structure Intensive Pigment Index 3 B4 - B1 B4 - B3 Automatic
155 Transformed NDVI B4 - B3 B4 + B3 + 0.5 Automatic
156 Transformed Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index B ( B4 - B · B3 - A ) B3 + B ( B4 - A ) + X ( 1 + B2 ) Automatic
157 Transformed Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index 2 a · B4 - a · B3 - b B3 + a · B4 - a · b Automatic
158 Transformed Vegetation Index ( ( B3 - B2 B3 + B2 ) ) + 0 ,5 Automatic
159 Visible Atmospherically Resistant Index Green B2 - B3 B2 + B3 - B1 Automatic
160 Weighted Difference Vegetation Index B4 - a · B3 Automatic
161 Wide Dynamic Range Vegetation Index 0.1 B4 - B3 0.1 B4 + B3 Automatic

Applications

Nr. Name
1 Agriculture
2 Agriculture - Crop parameters
3 Agriculture - Crop yield
4 Agriculture - Land management
5 Agriculture - Precision Crop Management
6 Forestry
7 Forestry - Boreal
8 Geology
9 Hyperspectral remote sensing - Red-edge position
10 Metal
11 Metal - Heavy metal contamination
12 Metal - Iron
13 Soil
14 Vegetation
15 Vegetation - Biomass
16 Vegetation - Cellulose
17 Vegetation - Chlorophyll
18 Vegetation - LAI
19 Vegetation - Lignin
20 Vegetation - PAR
21 Vegetation - Starch
22 Vegetation - Stress
23 Vegetation - Vitality
24 Vegetation - Water
25 Vegetation - Water stress

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Visualisation of Indices

Sensor:

Indices:

Adjusted transformed soil-adjusted VI

Ashburn Vegetation Index

Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index

Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index 2

Blue-wide dynamic range vegetation index

Canopy Chlorophyll Content Index

Chlorophyll Green

Chlorophyll Index Green

Chlorophyll IndexRedEdge

Chlorophyll Red-Edge

Chlorophyll vegetation index

Coloration Index

Corrected Transformed Vegetation Index

CRI550

Difference 678/500

Difference 800/550

Difference 800/680

Difference 833/658

Difference NIR/Green

Differenced Vegetation Index MSS

Enhanced Vegetation Index

Enhanced Vegetation Index 2

Enhanced Vegetation Index 2

Ferric iron, Fe3+

Global Environment Monitoring Index

Green atmospherically resistant vegetation index

Green leaf index

Green Normalized Difference Vegetation Index

Green Optimized Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index

Green Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index

Green-Blue NDVI

Green-Red NDVI

Hue

Ideal vegetation index

Infrared percentage vegetation index

Intensity

Inverse reflectance 550

Log Ratio

mCRIG

mCRIRE

Modified anthocyanin reflectance index

Modified Chlorophyll Absorption in Reflectance Index 1

Modified Chlorophyll Absorption in Reflectance Index 2

Modified Simple Ratio 670,800

Modified Simple Ratio NIR/RED

Modified Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index

Modified Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index hyper

Modified Triangular Vegetation Index 1

Modified Triangular Vegetation Index 2

Nonlinear vegetation index

Norm G

Norm NIR

Norm R

Normalized Difference 550/450

Normalized Difference 550/650

Normalized Difference 682/553

Normalized Difference 774/677

Normalized Difference 780/550

Normalized Difference 782/666

Normalized Difference 790/670

Normalized Difference 800/470

Normalized Difference 800/500

Normalized Difference 800/550

Normalized Difference 800/635

Normalized Difference 800/650

Normalized Difference 800/675

Normalized Difference 800/680

Normalized Difference 827/668

Normalized Difference 833/658

Normalized Difference 895/675

Normalized Difference 900/680

Normalized Difference Green/Red

Normalized Difference NIR/Blue

Normalized Difference NIR/Green

Normalized Difference NIR/Red

Normalized Difference NIR/Rededge

Normalized Difference Red/Green

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index 690-710

Optimized Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index

Pan NDVI

Ratio Analysis of Reflectance Spectra A3

Ratio Analysis of Reflectance Spectra A4

Ratio Analysis of Reflectance Spectra C1

Ratio Analysis of Reflectance Spectra C2

Ratio Analysis of Reflectance Spectra C3

Ratio Analysis of Reflectance Spectra C4

RDVI

RDVI2

Red-Blue NDVI

Reflectance at the inflexion point

Renormalized Difference Vegetation Index

Shape Index

Simple Ratio 450/550

Simple Ratio 450/690

Simple Ratio 520/670

Simple Ratio 520/760

Simple Ratio 550/670

Simple Ratio 550/680

Simple Ratio 550/760

Simple Ratio 550/800

Simple Ratio 554/677

Simple Ratio 560/658

Simple Ratio 672/550

Simple Ratio 674/553

Simple Ratio 675/555

Simple Ratio 683/510

Simple Ratio 760/500

Simple Ratio 774/677

Simple Ratio 800/470

Simple Ratio 800/500

Simple Ratio 800/550

Simple Ratio 800/600

Simple Ratio 800/635

Simple Ratio 800/650

Simple Ratio 800/670

Simple Ratio 800/675

Simple Ratio 800/680

Simple Ratio 801/550

Simple Ratio 801/670

Simple Ratio 810/560

Simple Ratio 833/658

Simple Ratio 860/550

Simple Ratio 900/680

Simple Ratio NIR/G

Simple Ratio NIR/RED

Simple Ratio NIR/Rededge

Simple Ratio Red/Blue

Simple Ratio Red/Green

Simple Ratio Red/NIR

Single Band 460

Single Band 470

Single Band 495

Single Band 550

Single Band 555

Single Band 635

Single Band 640

Single Band 655

Single Band 660

Single Band 670

Single Band 675

Single Band 680

Single Band 801

Single Band 850

Single Band 885

Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index

Soil and Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index

Soil and Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index 2

Soil and Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index 3

Soil Background Line

Soil-adjusted vegetation index 2

Spectral Polygon Vegetation Index

SQRT(IR/R)

Structure Intensive Pigment Index 2

Structure Intensive Pigment Index 3

Transformed NDVI

Transformed Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index

Transformed Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index 2

Transformed Vegetation Index

Visible Atmospherically Resistant Index Green

Weighted Difference Vegetation Index

Wide Dynamic Range Vegetation Index

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