Table 5 Vegetation indices used in the classification of Solidago spp. Including their equations and information of the spectral bands utilized.
Index name | Acronym | Equation | Sentinel-2 bands used | PlanetScope bands used | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green normalized difference vegetation index | GNDVI | (NIR – Green)/(NIR + Green) | B08, B03 | B08, B04 | |
Merris terrestrial chlorophyll index | MTCI | (NIR – Red-Edge)/(Red-Edge – Red) | B08, B05, B04 | B08, B07, B06 | |
Normalized differential red-edge index | NDRE | (NIR – Red-Edge)/(NIR + Red-Edge) | B08, B05 | B08, B07 | |
Normalized difference vegetation index | NDVI | (NIR – Red)/(NIR + Red) | B08, B04 | B08, B06 | |
Optimized soil adjusted vegetation index | OSAVI | (NIR – RED)/(NIR + RED + 0.16) | B08, B04 | B08, B06 | |
Soil adjusted vegetation index | SAVI | (NIR – RED)/(NIR + RED + 0.5) | B08, B04 | B08, B06 | |
Simple ratio | SR | RED/NIR | B08, B04 | B08, B06 | |
Vegetation index | VI | NIR/RED | B08, B04 | B08, B06 |
