Anguilla FAPAR Vegetation Index Anomalies: 10-Day VIIRS Composites

Supplying 10-day time composite geospatial imagery of Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies for Anguilla, produced by Copernicus. Derived from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), the data tracks vegetation health and greenness to monitor agricultural drought impacts through March 2026. The records are delivered as GEOTIFF files representing biophysical dimensionless quantities.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly deviations from historical norms
• Monitoring vegetation productivity using the 0-1 absorption scale to identify stressed crops
• Conducting time-series analysis of environmental health in Anguilla using sequential 10-day composites

Strengths

• Derived from high-resolution Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensors
• Standardized 0-1 dimensionless scale for consistent vegetation health assessment
• Frequent 10-day temporal resolution for monitoring rapid drought onset

Limitations

• Restricted to the specific geography of Anguilla
• Requires GIS-specialized software to interpret GEOTIFF raster data
• Lack of tabular metadata or specific column headers

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Satellite remote sensing via Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

Freshness

Updated through March 2026 with a 10-day temporal frequency.

Geography

Anguilla