Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula	$\frac{NIR - BLUE}{NIR + BLUE}$
Specific Formula	$\frac{near_infrared - blue}{near_infrared + blue}$
Calculated	Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name	QuickBird
Full Name	QuickBird
Bands	5
Spectrum [nm]	450-900
Spat.Res. [m]	0.6-2.4
Inclination	97.2
Platform	Earth Watch
Operator	GeoEye
Date of Launch	2001-10-18
Comment
Usable for Indices	yes
Description

Index

Name	Normalized Difference NIR/Blue Blue-normalized difference vegetation index
Abbreviation	BNDVI
Formula	$\frac{NIR - BLUE}{NIR + BLUE}$
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths	420:480,780:1400
Source	Original formula
Description

References

Nr.	Author/Title	Year	Comment
1	Yang, Chenghai; Everitt, James H.; Bradford, Joe M. - Airborne Hyperspectral Imagery and Yield Monitor Data for Mapping Cotton Yield Variability	2004

Visualisation

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