This dataset contains gridded daily Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
(NDVI) derived from the NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Visible Infrared
Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Surface Reflectance. The data record spans
from 2014 onward using data from NOAA polar orbiting
satellites. The data are projected on a 0.05 degree x 0.05 degree global
grid. This dataset is one of the Land Surface CDR products produced by the
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) and the University of Maryland
(UMD).
Known issues with this dataset include:
TIMEOFDAY variable contains values that are too large by 1 day
Latitude values are not correctly associated with the center of
the grid cell, error is < 0.002 degrees
Longitude values are not correctly associated with the center of
the grid cell, error is < 0.02 degrees
Provider's note: the orbital drift of N-19 (the last NOAA satellite
carrying the AVHRR sensor) began to severely degrade the retrieved
product quality. Therefore, VIIRS is now the primary sensor being used for
these products from 2014-present.
Bands
Pixel Size 5566 meters
Bands
Name
Units
Min
Max
Scale
Pixel Size
Description
NDVI
-9998*
9998*
0.0001
meters
Normalized difference vegetation index
TIMEOFDAY
h
0*
2400*
0.01
meters
Hours since start of day
QA
meters
Quality control bit flags
Bitmask for QA
Bit 0: Unused
0: No
1: Yes
Bit 1: Pixel is cloudy
0: No
1: Yes
Bit 2: Pixel contains cloud shadow
0: No
1: Yes
Bit 3: Pixel is over water
0: No
1: Yes
Bit 4: Pixel is over sunglint
0: No
1: Yes
Bit 5: Pixel is over dense dark vegetation
0: No
1: Yes
Bit 6: Pixel is at night (high solar zenith)
0: No
1: Yes
Bit 7: Channels 1-5 are valid
0: No
1: Yes
Bit 8: Channel 1 value is invalid
0: No
1: Yes
Bit 9: Channel 2 value is invalid
0: No
1: Yes
Bit 10: Channel 3 value is invalid
0: No
1: Yes
Bit 11: Channel 4 value is invalid
0: No
1: Yes
Bit 12: Channel 5 value is invalid
0: No
1: Yes
Bit 13: RHO3 value is invalid
0: No
1: Yes
Bit 14: BRDF correction is invalid
0: No
1: Yes
Bit 15: Polar flag, latitude over 60 degrees (land) or 50 degrees (ocean)
0: No
1: Yes
* estimated min or max value
Image Properties
Image Properties
Name
Type
Description
status
STRING
'provisional' or 'permanent'
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
The NOAA CDR Program's official distribution point for CDRs is NOAA's
National Climatic Data Center which provides sustained, open access and
active data management of the CDR packages and related information in
keeping with the United States' open data policies and practices as
described in the President's Memorandum on "Open Data Policy" and pursuant
to the Executive Order of May 9, 2013, "Making Open and Machine Readable
the New Default for Government Information". In line with these policies,
the CDR data sets are nonproprietary, publicly available, and no
restrictions are placed upon their use. For more information, see the
Fair Use of NOAA's CDR Data Sets, Algorithms and Documentation
pdf.
Citations
Citations:
Cite as: Vermote, Eric; NOAA CDR Program. (2022): NOAA Climate Data Record
(CDR) of VIIRS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Version 1.
[indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
https://doi.org/10.25921/gakh-st76
This dataset contains gridded daily Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) derived from the NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Surface Reflectance. The data record spans from 2014 onward using data from NOAA polar orbiting satellites. The data are projected on a 0.05 degree x …
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The data record spans\nfrom 2014 onward using data from NOAA polar orbiting\nsatellites. The data are projected on a 0.05 degree x 0.05 degree global\ngrid. This dataset is one of the Land Surface CDR products produced by the\nNASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) and the University of Maryland\n(UMD).\n\nKnown issues with this dataset include:\n\n- TIMEOFDAY variable contains values that are too large by 1 day\n\n- Latitude values are not correctly associated with the center of\n the grid cell, error is \\\u003c 0.002 degrees\n\n- Longitude values are not correctly associated with the center of\n the grid cell, error is \\\u003c 0.02 degrees\n\nSee [technical note from the data provider](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/sds/cdr/CDRs/Normalized_Difference_Vegetation_Index/VIIRS/AlgorithmDescriptionVIIRS_01B-20b.pdf).\n\nProvider's note: the orbital drift of N-19 (the last NOAA satellite\ncarrying the AVHRR sensor) began to severely degrade the retrieved\nproduct quality. Therefore, VIIRS is now the primary sensor being used for\nthese products from 2014-present.\n\nBands\n\n\n**Pixel Size**\n\n5566 meters\n\n**Bands**\n\n| Name | Units | Min | Max | Scale | Pixel Size | Description |\n|-------------|-------|---------|--------|--------|------------|----------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| `NDVI` | | -9998\\* | 9998\\* | 0.0001 | meters | Normalized difference vegetation index |\n| `TIMEOFDAY` | h | 0\\* | 2400\\* | 0.01 | meters | Hours since start of day |\n| `QA` | | | | | meters | Quality control bit flags |\n| Bitmask for QA - Bit 0: Unused - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bit 1: Pixel is cloudy - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bit 2: Pixel contains cloud shadow - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bit 3: Pixel is over water - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bit 4: Pixel is over sunglint - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bit 5: Pixel is over dense dark vegetation - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bit 6: Pixel is at night (high solar zenith) - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bit 7: Channels 1-5 are valid - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bit 8: Channel 1 value is invalid - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bit 9: Channel 2 value is invalid - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bit 10: Channel 3 value is invalid - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bit 11: Channel 4 value is invalid - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bit 12: Channel 5 value is invalid - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bit 13: RHO3 value is invalid - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bit 14: BRDF correction is invalid - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bit 15: Polar flag, latitude over 60 degrees (land) or 50 degrees (ocean) - 0: No - 1: Yes ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||\n\n\\* estimated min or max value\n\nImage Properties\n\n**Image Properties**\n\n| Name | Type | Description |\n|--------|--------|------------------------------|\n| status | STRING | 'provisional' or 'permanent' |\n\nTerms of Use\n\n**Terms of Use**\n\nThe NOAA CDR Program's official distribution point for CDRs is NOAA's\nNational Climatic Data Center which provides sustained, open access and\nactive data management of the CDR packages and related information in\nkeeping with the United States' open data policies and practices as\ndescribed in the President's Memorandum on \"Open Data Policy\" and pursuant\nto the Executive Order of May 9, 2013, \"Making Open and Machine Readable\nthe New Default for Government Information\". In line with these policies,\nthe CDR data sets are nonproprietary, publicly available, and no\nrestrictions are placed upon their use. For more information, see the\n[Fair Use of NOAA's CDR Data Sets, Algorithms and Documentation](https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/sds/cdr/CDRs/Aerosol_Optical_Thickness/UseAgreement_01B-04.pdf)\npdf.\n\nCitations \nCitations:\n\n- Cite as: Vermote, Eric; NOAA CDR Program. (2022): NOAA Climate Data Record\n (CDR) of VIIRS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Version 1.\n \\[indicate subset used\\]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.\n [https://doi.org/10.25921/gakh-st76](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C01677/html)\n\nDOIs\n\n- \u003chttps://doi.org/10.25921/gakh-st76\u003e\n\nExplore with Earth Engine **Important:** Earth Engine is a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets, both for public benefit and for business and government users. Earth Engine is free to use for research, education, and nonprofit use. To get started, please [register for Earth Engine access.](https://console.cloud.google.com/earth-engine)\n\nCode Editor (JavaScript) \n\n```javascript\nvar dataset = ee.ImageCollection('NOAA/CDR/VIIRS/NDVI/V1')\n .filter(ee.Filter.date('2018-05-01', '2018-06-01'));\nvar ndvi = dataset.select('NDVI');\nvar ndviVis = {\n min: -1000.0,\n max: 5000.0,\n palette: [\n 'ffffff', 'ce7e45', 'fcd163', 'c6ca02', '22cc04', '99b718', '207401',\n '012e01'\n ],\n};\nMap.setCenter(7.71, 17.93, 2);\nMap.addLayer(ndvi, ndviVis, 'NDVI');\n```\n[Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/NOAA/NOAA_CDR_VIIRS_NDVI_V1) \n[NOAA CDR VIIRS NDVI: Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, Version 1](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/NOAA_CDR_VIIRS_NDVI_V1) \nThis dataset contains gridded daily Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) derived from the NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Surface Reflectance. The data record spans from 2014 onward using data from NOAA polar orbiting satellites. The data are projected on a 0.05 degree x ... \nNOAA/CDR/VIIRS/NDVI/V1, cdr,daily,land,ndvi,noaa,vegetation-indices,viirs \n2014-01-01T00:00:00Z/2025-08-22T00:00:00Z \n-90 -180 90 180 \nGoogle Earth Engine \nhttps://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets\n\n- [https://doi.org/10.25921/gakh-st76](https://doi.org/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/climate-data-records/normalized-difference-vegetation-index)\n- [https://doi.org/10.25921/gakh-st76](https://doi.org/https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/NOAA_CDR_VIIRS_NDVI_V1)"]]
