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DOI 10.1038/s41597-023-02096-0
Licence creative commons licence
Title (Primary) A standardized catalogue of spectral indices to advance the use of remote sensing in Earth system research
Author Montero, D.; Aybar, C.; Mahecha, M.D.; Martinuzzi, F.; Söchting, M.; Wieneke, S.
Source Titel Scientific Data
Year 2023
Department RS
Volume 10
Page From art. 197
Language englisch
Topic T5 Future Landscapes
Data and Software links https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5508090
Abstract Spectral Indices derived from multispectral remote sensing products are extensively used to monitor Earth system dynamics (e.g. vegetation dynamics, water bodies, fire regimes). The rapid increase of proposed spectral indices led to a high demand for catalogues of spectral indices and tools for their computation. However, most of these resources are either closed-source, outdated, unconnected to a catalogue or lacking a common Application Programming Interface (API). Here we present “Awesome Spectral Indices” (ASI), a standardized catalogue of spectral indices for Earth system research. ASI provides a comprehensive machine readable catalogue of spectral indices, which is linked to a Python library. ASI delivers a broad set of attributes for each spectral index, including names, formulas, and source references. The catalogue can be extended by the user community, ensuring that ASI remains current and enabling a wider range of scientific applications. Furthermore, the Python library enables the application of the catalogue to real-world data and thereby facilitates the efficient use of remote sensing resources in multiple Earth system domains.
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Montero, D., Aybar, C., Mahecha, M.D., Martinuzzi, F., Söchting, M., Wieneke, S. (2023):
A standardized catalogue of spectral indices to advance the use of remote sensing in Earth system research
Sci. Data 10 , art. 197 10.1038/s41597-023-02096-0