Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula ( NIR + 0.1 ) - ( SWIR + 0.02 ) ( NIR + 0.1 ) + ( SWIR + 0.02 )
Specific Formula ( near_infrared + 0.1 ) - ( shortwave_infrared + 0.02 ) ( near_infrared + 0.1 ) + ( shortwave_infrared + 0.02 )
Calculated Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name SPOT 5
Full Name Système Probatoire d’Observation de la Terre, später: Satellite Pour l’Observation de la Terre
Bands 5
Spectrum [nm] 480-1750
Spat.Res. [m] 2.5-20
Inclination 98.7
Platform SPOT
Operator CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales)
Date of Launch 2002-05-04
Comment Stereo capability
Usable for Indices yes
Description

Index

Name Global Vegetation Moisture Index
Abbreviation GVMI
Formula ( NIR + 0.1 ) - ( SWIR + 0.02 ) ( NIR + 0.1 ) + ( SWIR + 0.02 )
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 780:1400,1400:3000
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Ceccato, Pietro; Gobron, Nadine; Flasse, Stéphane; Pinty, Bernard; Tarantola, Stefano - Designing a spectral index to estimate vegetation water content from remote sensing data: Part 1: Theoretical approach 2002

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