Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula ( 1 + L ) 800nm - ( Rr - y ( RB - Rr ) ) 800nm + - ( Rr - y ( RB - Rr ) ) + L
Specific Formula ( 1 + L ) near_infrared - ( Rr - y ( RB - Rr ) ) near_infrared + - ( Rr - y ( RB - Rr ) ) + L
Calculated Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name SPOT 1-3
Full Name Syst?me Probatoire d?Observation de la Terre, sp?ter: Satellite Pour l?Observation de la Terre
Bands 4
Spectrum [nm] 500-890
Spat.Res. [m] 10-20
Inclination 0
Platform SPOT
Operator
Date of Launch 1968-02-22
Comment Stereo capability, SPOT 2 not active since June 2009
Usable for Indices yes
Description

Index

Name Soil and Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index
Abbreviation SARVI
Formula ( 1 + L ) 800nm - ( Rr - y ( RB - Rr ) ) 800nm + - ( Rr - y ( RB - Rr ) ) + L
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 800
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Bastiaanssen, Wim G. M.; Molden, David J.; Makin, Ian W. - Remote sensing for irrigated agriculture: examples from research and possible applications 2000
2 Rondeaux, Genevi?ve; Steven, Michael; Baret, Fr?d?ric - Optimization of soil-adjusted vegetation indices 1996

Visualisation

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