Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula	$\frac{550nm - 450nm}{550nm + 450nm}$
Specific Formula	$\frac{GrÃ¼n - Blau}{GrÃ¼n + Blau}$
Calculated	Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name	IKONOS-2
Full Name
Bands	5
Spectrum [nm]	445-900
Spat.Res. [m]	0.82-3.2
Inclination	98.1
Platform
Operator	GeoEye
Date of Launch	1999-09-24
Comment	original IKONOS-1 was lost during launch at 1999-04-27
Usable for Indices	yes
Description

Index

Name	Normalized Difference 550/450 Plant pigment ratio
Abbreviation	PPR
Formula	$\frac{550nm - 450nm}{550nm + 450nm}$
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths	450,550
Source	Original formula
Description

References

Nr.	Author/Title	Year	Comment
1	Metternicht, G. - Vegetation indices derived from high-resolution airborne videography for precision crop management	2003

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