Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula	$\frac{a \cdot NIR - a \cdot RED - b}{RED + a \cdot NIR - a \cdot b}$
Specific Formula	$\frac{a \cdot NIR - a \cdot Red - b}{Red + a \cdot NIR - a \cdot b}$
Calculated	Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name	LandsatETM+ (Landsat7)
Full Name	Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus
Bands	8
Spectrum [nm]	450-12500
Spat.Res. [m]	15-60
Inclination	98.2
Platform	Landsat
Operator	NASA / USGS
Date of Launch	1999-04-15
Comment
Usable for Indices	yes
Description

Index

Name	Transformed Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index 2
Abbreviation	TSAVI
Formula	$\frac{a \cdot NIR - a \cdot RED - b}{RED + a \cdot NIR - a \cdot b}$
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths	640:760,780:1400
Source	Original formula
Description	Eiden, G., Dreiser, C., Gesell, G., K?nig, T.: Large Scale Monitoring of Rangeland Vegetation Using NOAA/11 AVHRR LAC Data. Range Management Handbook of Kenya, 1991, Vol. 3/4, Nairobi, Oberpfaffenhofen

References

Nr.	Author/Title	Year	Comment
1	Wu, Jindong; Wang, Dong; Bauer, Marvin E. - Assessing broadband vegetation indices and QuickBird data in estimating leaf area index of corn and potato canopies	2007

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