Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula NIR - RED NIR + RED
Specific Formula near_infrared - red near_infrared + red
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/Red Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, Calibrated NDVI - CDVI
Abbreviation NDVI
Formula NIR - RED NIR + RED
Variables RED=[670;50;30],NIR=[800;10;10]
Expl. of Variables mit RED = 620 bis 700 nm (um 670nm) und NIR = ca. 800nm
Wavelengths 670;50;30,800;10;10
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Lee, W. S.; Alchanatis, V.; Yang, C.; Hirafuji, M.; Moshou, D.; Li, C. - Sensing technologies for precision specialty crop production 2010
2 Moran, M. S.; Inoue, Y.; Barnes, E. M. - Opportunities and limitations for image-based remote sensing in precision crop management 1997
3 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
4 Yang, Chenghai; Everitt, James H.; Bradford, Joe M. - Airborne Hyperspectral Imagery and Yield Monitor Data for Mapping Cotton Yield Variability 2004

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