NOAA STAR Global Vegetation Health Products
Weekly global vegetation health indices (VHI, VCI, TCI) from AVHRR and VIIRS satellites at 4km resolution from 1981 to present for drought monitoring and agricultural assessment
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At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global land, 4km weekly, 1981-present
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Government
What's inside
- Vegetation Health Index
- Vegetation Condition Index
- Temperature Condition Index
- Drought Monitoring
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
Risk screening
Screen projects and assets for climate risk.
Because it has: Temperature Condition Index
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
Bias correction
Correct and downscale climate model output for a site.
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