Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula ( 0.5 ) ( ( 2 800nm + 1 ) - ( 2 800nm + 1 ) 2 - 8 ( 800nm - 670nm ) )
Specific Formula ( 0.5 ) ( ( 2 near_infrared + 1 ) - ( 2 near_infrared + 1 ) 2 - 8 ( near_infrared - red ) )
Calculated Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name SPOT 1-3
Full Name Système Probatoire d’Observation de la Terre, später: Satellite Pour l’Observation de la Terre
Bands 4
Spectrum [nm] 500-890
Spat.Res. [m] 10-20
Inclination 0
Platform SPOT
Operator
Date of Launch 1968-02-22
Comment Stereo capability, SPOT 2 not active since June 2009
Usable for Indices yes
Description

Index

Name Modified Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index hyper
Abbreviation MSAVIhyper
Formula ( 0.5 ) ( ( 2 800nm + 1 ) - ( 2 800nm + 1 ) 2 - 8 ( 800nm - 670nm ) )
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 670,800
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Qi, J.; Chehbouni, A.; Huete, A. R.; Kerr, Y. H.; Sorooshian, S. - A modified soil adjusted vegetation index 1994

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