MODIS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index


Data Access
Earth Science Data Inferface
Overview
The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data set is available on a 16 day basis for the six year period between 2001 and 2006. The product is derived from bands 1 and 2 of the MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on board NASA's Terra satellite. A time-series of NDVI observations can be used to examine the dynamics of the growing season or monitor phenomena such as droughts.

Code Values
Value Label
0-250 NDVI values
251 water (pending)
253 Null (fill)

How to Cite This Data Set
Citation Format: Author (Publication Date), Collection Name, Product Name, Version, Collection Publisher, Publisher Location, Product Coverage Date.

Citation Parameters Example:
  • Author: Carroll, M.L., C.M. DiMiceli, R.A. Sohlberg, and J.R.G. Townshend
  • Publication Date: {specify product year from metadata}
  • Collection Name: 250m MODIS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
  • Product Name: {optional: specify product name portion of file name}
  • Version: Collection 4
  • Publisher: University of Maryland
  • Publisher Location: College Park, Maryland
  • Product Coverage Date: {specify from metadata or naming convention}
Full Example Citation: Carroll, M.L., C.M. DiMiceli, R.A. Sohlberg, and J.R.G. Townshend (2004), 250m MODIS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, 250ndvi28920033435, Collection 4, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, Day 289, 2003.

Intellectual Property Rights
University of Maryland; Department of Geography; use is free to all if acknowledgement is made. UMD holds ultimate copyright.

Source
As a courtesy, please credit the Global Land Cover Facility (GLCF) as the source for this data set in some manner. Our suggestion: Source for this data set was the Global Land Cover Facility, www.landcover.org.