Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula MIR - NIR MIR + NIR
Specific Formula SWIRII - NIR SWIRII + NIR
Calculated Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name LandsatTM (Landsat4,5)
Full Name Landsat Thematic Mapper
Bands 7
Spectrum [nm] 450-12500
Spat.Res. [m] 30-120
Inclination 0
Platform Landsat
Operator NASA / USGS
Date of Launch 1984-03-01
Comment
Usable for Indices yes
Description

Index

Name Normalized Difference MIR/NIR Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (in case of strong atmospheric disturbances)
Abbreviation NDVI
Formula MIR - NIR MIR + NIR
Variables MIR=[1300:3000],NIR=[800;10;10]
Expl. of Variables mit MIR = 1300 bis 3000 nm
Wavelengths 800;10;10,1300:3000
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Rondeaux, Geneviève; Steven, Michael; Baret, Frédéric - Optimization of soil-adjusted vegetation indices 1996
2 Xie, H.; Tian, Y. Q.; Granillo, J. A.; Keller, G. R. - Suitable remote sensing method and data for mapping and measuring active crop fields 2007

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