Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula ( 1 + Y ) ⁢ 800nm - 670nm 800nm + 670nm + Y
Specific Formula ( 1 + 0.16 ) ⁢ NIR - Red NIR + Red + 0.16
Calculated Automatic
Comment

Sensor

Name LandsatETM+ (Landsat7)
Full Name Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus
Bands 8
Spectrum [nm] 450-12500
Spat.Res. [m] 15-60
Inclination 98.2
Platform Landsat
Operator NASA / USGS
Date of Launch 1999-04-15
Comment
Usable for Indices yes
Description

Index

Name Optimized Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index
Abbreviation OSAVI
Formula ( 1 + Y ) ⁢ 800nm - 670nm 800nm + 670nm + Y
Variables Y=0.16
Expl. of Variables mit Y = 0.16
Wavelengths 670,800
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 Heiskanen, J. - Estimating aboveground tree biomass and leaf area index in a mountain birch forest using ASTER satellite data 2006
2 Rondeaux, Geneviève; Steven, Michael; Baret, Frédéric - Optimization of soil-adjusted vegetation indices 1996

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