MODIS Vegetation Indices (NDVI/EVI) - MOD13Q1
Terra MODIS 16-day composite vegetation indices at 250m resolution globally providing NDVI and Enhanced Vegetation Index for water stress and drought monitoring since 2000
lpdaac.usgs.gov
At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global land, 250m, 16-day composite, 2000-present
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Space Agency
What's inside
- NDVI
- Enhanced Vegetation Index
- Surface Reflectance
- Vegetation Phenology
- Drought Monitoring
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Drought indices
Track SPI and SPEI style indices for declarations and relief.
Because it has: Drought Monitoring
- 02
Planning
Plan reservoir releases and cropping for a dry year.
- 03
No-gauge areas
Monitor places with no ground stations.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Onset forecasts
Predict drought onset months ahead from climate signals.
- 02
One risk score
Combine many indices into a single, explainable risk score.
- 03
Segmentation
Map water, crops and land use pixel by pixel with deep learning.
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