RAP NDVI

Rangeland Analysis Platform (RAP) NDVI

Datasets:

• RAP 16-day NDVI

Description: 

• RAP NDVI, version 3.0: This dataset provides consistent gap-filled normalized differenced vegetation index (NDVI) maps derived from Landsat 5/7/8/9. The images are produced at a 30-meter spatial resolution every 16-days from 1986-present for the conterminous United States and are an input for the RAP Production data that are also available in Climate Engine.

Organization: Maintained and produced by USDA Agricultural Research Service; initially developed by the University of Montana, Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group

Website: RAP Website

Google Earth Engine: 

• RAP 16-day NDVI data are available as two image collections in Earth Engine:
  • Historical: projects/rap-data-365417/assets/ndvi-composites-v1-conus
  • Provisional: projects/rap-data-365417/assets/ndvi-composites-v1-conus-provisional

Spatial resolution: 30-meter

Time Span: 

• RAP NDVI: 1986 to present (updated every 16 days)

Variables:

• RAP NDVI
• NDVI (Vegetation Index)

Terms of Use:

• Public Domain-CC0

References:

• RAP NDVI:
  • Robinson, N.P., B.W. Allred, M.O. Jones, A. Moreno, J.S. Kimball, D.E. Naugle, T.A. Erickson, and A.D. Richardson. A dynamic Landsat derived normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) product for the conterminous United States. Remote Sensing 9:863. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9080863