NDVI images derived from the 2006 AISA hyperspectral imagery of the GCE domain for vegetation

Airborne Imaging Spectrometer for Applications (AISA) Eagle hyperspectral imagery were acquired on June 20-21, 2006, by the Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies (CALMIT). This included ten flight lines flown for the examination of salt marsh and upland vegetation and water for spectral properties at 1 m spatial resolution. For all vegetation images, the Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) was calculated. NDVI uses the ratio of reflectance in the red and NIR wavelengths (NDVI = (NIR799 - RED675)/ (NIR799 + RED675)) to derive an index of plant vigor (Rouse et al., 1974). The subscript values are the wavelength band centers used to calculate NDVI. Values indicate the amount of green vegetation present in the pixel—higher NDVI values indicate more green vegetation. Vallid results fall between -1 and +1.