Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula 554nm 677nm
Specific Formula Green Red
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 554/677 Greenness Index
Abbreviation GI
Formula 554nm 677nm
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 554,677
Source Original formula
Description Zarco-Zejada, Berjon 2005

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Eitel, J. U. H.; Long, D. S.; Gessler, P. E.; Smith, A. M. S. - Using insitu measurements to evaluate the new RapidEye™ satellite series for prediction of wheat nitrogen status 2007
2 Main, Russell; Cho, Moses Azong; Mathieu, Renaud; O’Kennedy, Martha M.; Ramoelo, Abel; Koch, Susan - An investigation into robust spectral indices for leaf chlorophyll estimation 2011

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