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Vegetation Index Data Access and Tools
From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Worldview, Giovanni, and Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) guide users in making the most of vegetation index data.
Vegetation Index Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SiB3 Modeled Global 1-degree Hourly Biosphere-Atmosphere Carbon Flux, 1998-2006 | 1 | LANDSAT-7 | AVHRR | 1998-01-01 to 2006-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| Siberian Boreal Forest Aboveground Biomass and Fire Scar Maps, Russia, 1969-2007 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, Terra, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, MODIS, ETM+, TM, MSS | 1969-07-01 to 2007-07-26 |
N: 69.8981 S: 64.7678 E: 166.474 W: 156.612 |
GeoTIFF | |
| SIF and Vegetation Indices in the US Midwestern Agroecosystems, 2016-2021 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | SPECTROMETERS | 2016-08-07 to 2021-09-21 |
N: 42.3449 S: 38.7397 E: -87.3976 W: -99.7022 |
CSV | |
| SMAPVEX19-22 Massachusetts Plant Area Index V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | CAMERAS | 2019-04-01 to 2022-12-01 |
N: 42.72 S: 42.32 E: -71.91 W: -72.33 |
JPEG, CSV | |
| SMAPVEX19-22 Millbrook Plant Area Index V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | CAMERAS | 2019-04-01 to 2022-12-01 |
N: 42.05 S: 41.66 E: -73.42 W: -73.81 |
JPEG, CSV | |
| Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L4 Carbon Ancillary FPAR Climatology V001 | 1 | Models | NOT APPLICABLE | 2015-01-31 to Present |
N: 86.4 S: -86.4 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5 | |
| Suomi-NPP VIIRS Level-2 Regional Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-02 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Suomi-NPP VIIRS Level-2 Regional Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Data, version R2022.0 | R2022.0 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-02 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Suomi-NPP VIIRS Level-3 Global Binned Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-02 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Suomi-NPP VIIRS Level-3 Global Mapped Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-02 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Suomi-NPP VIIRS Level-3 Global Mapped Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Data, version R2022.0 | R2022.0 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-02 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Tower-based PhotoSpec Products for the 2019 and 2020 Spring Transition Season, SK, CA | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SPECTROMETERS | 2019-03-20 to 2020-06-26 |
N: 53.98 S: 53.97 E: -105.11 W: -105.12 |
CSV | |
| Trends of Thermal, Wetness, and Vegetative Change in the Circumpolar Arctic | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 1980-01-01 to 2020-12-31 |
N: 90 S: 30 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| Vegetation Index and Phenology (VIP) Phenology EVI-2 Yearly Global 0.05Deg CMG V004 | 004 | NOAA-7, NOAA-9, NOAA-11, NOAA-14, Terra | AVHRR, MODIS | 1981-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
5600 Meters x 5600 Meters | HDF-EOS2 |
| Vegetation Index and Phenology (VIP) Phenology NDVI Yearly Global 0.05Deg CMG V004 | 004 | NOAA-7, NOAA-9, NOAA-11, NOAA-14, Terra | AVHRR, MODIS | 1981-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
5600 Meters x 5600 Meters | HDF-EOS2 |
| Vegetation Index and Phenology (VIP) Vegetation Indices 15Days Global 0.05Deg CMG V004 | 004 | NOAA-7, NOAA-9, NOAA-11, NOAA-14, Terra | AVHRR, MODIS | 1981-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
5600 Meters x 5600 Meters | HDF-EOS2 |
| Vegetation Index and Phenology (VIP) Vegetation Indices 7Days Global 0.05Deg CMG V004 | 004 | NOAA-7, NOAA-9, NOAA-11, NOAA-14, Terra | AVHRR, MODIS | 1981-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
5600 Meters x 5600 Meters | HDF-EOS2 |
| Vegetation Index and Phenology (VIP) Vegetation Indices Daily Global 0.05Deg CMG V004 | 004 | NOAA-7, NOAA-9, NOAA-11, NOAA-14, Terra | AVHRR, MODIS | 1981-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
5600 Meters x 5600 Meters | HDF-EOS2 |
| Vegetation Index and Phenology (VIP) Vegetation Indices Monthly Global 0.05Deg CMG V004 | 004 | NOAA-7, NOAA-9, NOAA-11, NOAA-14, Terra | AVHRR, MODIS | 1981-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
5600 Meters x 5600 Meters | HDF-EOS2 |
| VEMAP 2: Annual Ecosystem Model Responses to U.S. Climate Change, 1994-2100 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1994-01-01 to 2100-12-31 |
N: 50 S: 26 E: -66 W: -124 |
netCDF-3 | |
| VEMAP 2: Monthly Ecosystem Model Responses to U.S. Climate Change, 1994-2100 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1994-01-01 to 2100-12-31 |
N: 50 S: 26 E: -66 W: -124 |
netCDF-3 | |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V002 | 002 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
5600 Meters x 5600 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V002 | 002 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1000 Meters x 1000 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V002 | 002 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
500 Meters x 500 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Vegetation Indices 8-Day L3 Global 500m SIN Grid | 2 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2025-09-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
500 Meters x 500 Meters | HDF5 |
Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS)
These new vegetation indices offer the same near-global coverage, and 30-meter spatial resolution as the initial HLS products.
The release of the HLS codebase gives product users greater visibility into the project’s image processing pipeline.
The purpose of the Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) project led by IMPACT, is to combine two or more data streams into a single data set and increase their value.
In partnership with IBM, NASA constructed the first geospatial foundation model specifically trained with Earth observation satellite imagery.
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