Information for Sensor and Index

Formula

General Formula ( 1 a2 + 1 ) ( NIR - ar - b )
Specific Formula ( 1 a2 + 1 ) ( NIR - ar - b )
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 Perpendicular Vegetation Index
Abbreviation PVI
Formula ( 1 a2 + 1 ) ( NIR - ar - b )
Variables
Expl. of Variables
Wavelengths 780:1400
Source Original formula
Description

References

Nr. Author/Title Year Comment
1 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

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