[IP3-1-1-1] Vegetation fraction

Vegetation fraction (VF) is defined “as the percentage of vegetation occupying a pixel as viewed in vertical projection. It’s a comprehensive quantitative index in forest management and vegetation community cover conditions, and it’s also an important parameter in many remote sensing ecological models.”

External resources

• Campbell, J.B., & Wynne, R.H. (2011). Introduction to remote sensing. Guilford Press

Learning outcomes

• 1171 - Produce a map of vegetation fraction from optical EO data

  Produce a map of vegetation fraction from optical EO data

Self assessment

Outgoing relations

• [IP3-1-1-1] Vegetation fraction subclassof [IP3-1-1] Biophysical and geophysical parameters