EO·Atlas
Vegetation index mapping
Derives vegetation health, density, and phenology indicators (NDVI, EVI, SAVI) from red and NIR band ratios; good for crop monitoring, deforestation alerts, and land cover change detection.
Band-ratio indices from red (~660 nm) and NIR (~840 nm). NDVI saturates in dense canopies; EVI corrects for atmosphere and soil background noise. Implemented across the entire Landsat/Sentinel-2/MODIS fleet. Wikipedia: Normalized difference vegetation index
- OLI (Operational Land Imager)
- OLI-2 (Operational Land Imager-2)
- MSI (MultiSpectral Instrument)
- MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer)
- Carble Remote Sensing for Coffee and Cocoa Supply Chains
- Verde
Verde computes vegetation indices (including NDVI) per field from satellite imagery (SPOT, Pleiades, Sentinel-2) via OneAtlas pipeline, with de-clouding normalisation
- The Herd
demonstrated via Intuition-1
- CBERS-4A Wide Swath Panchromatic and Multispectral Camera
via CBERS-4A
wpm-cbers-4a is a multispectral land-imaging payload on operational CBERS-4A.
- CBERS-4A Multispectral CCD Camera
via CBERS-4A
mux-cbers-4a is a multispectral land-imaging payload on operational CBERS-4A.
- CBERS-4A Wide Field Imager
via CBERS-4A
wfi-cbers-4a is a multispectral land-imaging payload on operational CBERS-4A.
- KMSS High-resolution VIS/IR Radiometer
via Meteor-M N2-4
KMSS is a VIS/IR radiometer used for land reflectance and vegetation context on Meteor-M N2-4.
- MSU-MR VIS/IR Imaging Radiometer
via Meteor-M N2-4
MSU-MR is a VIS/IR imaging radiometer supporting land/vegetation products on Meteor-M N2-4.
- Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC)
via DSCOVR
EPIC visible/NIR channels support vegetation products from the full-disk L1 view.
- Second Generation Global Imager (SGLI)
via GCOM-C (Shikisai)
SGLI standard products include vegetation index observations.
- Wide View CCD camera - 2
via Huan Jing-2A
WVC-2 VIS/NIR channels support NDVI and vegetation variables per WMO OSCAR.
- Hyper-Spectral Imager - 2
via Huan Jing-2A
HSI-2 WMO objectives include NDVI, LAI, FAPAR, and vegetation type.
- Panchromatic and Multi-spectral CCD Camera
via Gaofen-1 (GF-1)
PMS VIS/NIR bands support vegetation variables and NDVI per WMO OSCAR.
- Wide Field Camera
via Gaofen-1 (GF-1)
WFV VIS/NIR bands support NDVI and land-cover variables per WMO OSCAR.
- AWiFS
via Resourcesat-2
AWiFS has VIS/NIR/SWIR bands and WMO lists NDVI and vegetation variables among primary objectives.
- LISS-III (Resourcesat)
via Resourcesat-2
LISS-III has VIS/NIR/SWIR bands and WMO lists NDVI and vegetation variables among primary objectives.
- LISS-IV
via Resourcesat-2
LISS-IV has visible and NIR bands and WMO lists vegetation variables among primary objectives.
- MSS (KANOPUS)
via Kanopus-V
MSS has VIS/NIR bands and WMO lists NDVI and vegetation variables among primary objectives.
- HySIS
via HySIS
WMO lists vegetation variables and NDVI as primary HySIS objectives.
- Dove Classic
via Planet Dove
Dove Classic provided four-band RGB/NIR PlanetScope imagery suitable for vegetation index mapping.
- Dove-R
via Planet Dove
Dove-R provided four-band RGB/NIR PlanetScope imagery suitable for vegetation index mapping.
- SuperDove
via Planet Dove
SuperDove provides eight-band PlanetScope imagery including red edge and NIR bands used for vegetation index mapping.
- CBERS-4 Multispectral Camera
via CBERS-4
MUXCAM blue/green/red/NIR bands support vegetation-index mapping.
- CBERS-4 Wide Field Imager 2
via CBERS-4
WFI-2 blue/green/red/NIR bands support vegetation-index mapping.
- Pléiades HiRI
via Pleiades-1A
HiRI provides red and NIR multispectral bands suitable for band-ratio vegetation indices; Pleiades imagery is operationally distributed.
- MSC (KOMPSAT-2)
via KOMPSAT-2
MSC includes visible and NIR multispectral bands; CEOS records vegetation and land measurements for KOMPSAT-2 MSC.
- NewSat multispectral camera
via Satellogic NewSat constellation
The payload includes red and NIR bands, allowing vegetation-index style products.
- PMS-3 high-resolution optical sensor
via SuperView / GaoJing constellation
PMS-3 includes visible and NIR channels suitable for vegetation-index style mapping.
- PMS-2 Panchromatic and Multi-spectral CCD Camera
via Gaofen-2
PMS-2/PMC-2 multispectral VIS/NIR imagery supports vegetation-index mapping.
- Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager
via Meteosat-10
SEVIRI VIS 0.6, VIS 0.8 channels support vegetation index (NDVI) retrieval products in EUMETSAT LSA SAF.
- MSU-GS Electro-L Imager
via Electro-L N2
MSU-GS visible channels 0.5-0.65 um and 0.65-0.80 um support vegetation index retrieval; WMO OSCAR lists vegetation indices among primary products.
- AEISS-A
via KOMPSAT-3A
KOMPSAT-3A AEISS-A NIR band (760-900 nm at 2.2m GSD) supports vegetation index computation; demonstrated in commercial agricultural and forestry applications.
- CBERS-4 Panchromatic and Multispectral Imager
via CBERS-4
PANMUX\u0020red\u0020and\u0020NIR\u0020multispectral\u0020bands\u0020support\u0020vegetation-index\u0020mapping;\u0020INPE\u0020lists\u0020PAN\u0020B02-B04\u0020as\u0020green,\u0020red,\u0020and\u0020NIR\u0020bands\u0020at\u002010\u0020m.
- CARMA Climate Risk Platform
- MariMap
MariMap satellite context includes spectral indicators relevant to seagrass and mangrove health, consistent with vegetation index mapping applied to coastal/marine shallow-water imagery.
- OceanTech R&D
OceanTech R&D uses spectral vegetation index products (seagrass extent, mangrove canopy) derived from Copernicus satellite imagery to track marine habitat extent and health.
- VectorSurv Vectorborne Disease Surveillance System
- CS-252 Suupistri
CS-252 Suupistri visible-spectrum camera capable of vegetation index mapping from orbit
- CS-292 Suupistri-EO
CS-292 Suupistri-EO 350-850 nm spectral range covers red edge and NIR; capable of vegetation index mapping
- PAIS Optical Payloadpending review
- Valk VHRpending review
- MX (Cartosat-3)
MX includes red and near-infrared bands needed for standard vegetation-index mapping.
- Pléiades Neo Imager
The imager has red, red-edge and near-infrared channels suitable for vegetation-index mapping.
- AEISS
AEISS includes red and near-infrared multispectral bands suitable for vegetation-index mapping.
- Coastal Zone Imager
CZI 650 nm and 825 nm bands enable NDVI-equivalent vegetation index mapping over coastal zones and tidal flats
Retrieves chlorophyll-a concentration, CDOM, and suspended sediment from spectrally resolved water-leaving radiance; good for marine primary production, harmful algal bloom detection, and coastal water quality.
Images the sea surface in sun-glint geometry, where surface-slope modulation of reflected sunlight reveals wave patterns and roughness; supports wave-spectrum and roughness estimation under clear-sky, suitable-illumination conditions. A complementary optical method, not an all-weather baseline.
Measures calibrated night-time visible to near-infrared radiance from low-light imagers, supporting economic activity, electrification, outage, urbanisation, and light-pollution analyses.
- [1]Wikipedia: Normalized difference vegetation indexcommunity2026-05-22
Edited from public sources. Last reviewed date pending by SpectraWorks editorial. See the data dictionary for field definitions.