Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula	$\frac{NIR}{RED}$
Specific Formula	$\frac{Near_Infrared}{Red_edge}$
Calculated	Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name	RapidEye
Full Name	TACHYS (Rapid), MATI (Eye), CHOMA (Earth), CHOROS (Space), TROCHIA (Orbit)
Bands	5
Spectrum [nm]	440-850
Spat.Res. [m]	5-5
Inclination	0
Platform
Operator	Rapid eye AG
Date of Launch	2008-08-29
Comment
Usable for Indices	yes
Description

Index

Name	Simple Ratio NIR/RED Difference Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index Number (VIN)
Abbreviation	DVI
Formula	$\frac{NIR}{RED}$
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths	640:760,780:1400
Source	Original formula
Description	Jordan 1969

References

Nr.	Author/Title	Year	Comment
1	Ehammer, Andrea; Fritsch, Sebastian; Conrad, Christopher; Lamers, John; Dech, Stefan - Statistical derivation of fPAR and LAI for irrigated cotton and rice in arid Uzbekistan by combining multi-temporal RapidEye data and ground measurements	2010

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