Bolivia: 10-Day Copernicus FAPAR Vegetation Index Anomalies

Copernicus provides 10-day time composite geospatial data for Bolivia measuring the Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies. The data is derived from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) to monitor vegetation health and agricultural drought impacts. These records are updated frequently, with the latest entries reflecting observations through early 2026.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly values below historical norms
• Monitoring vegetation greenness trends using 10-day time composite intervals
• Assessing crop productivity impacts through spatial analysis of GEOTIFF raster layers

Strengths

• 10-day temporal resolution for monitoring rapid drought onset
• Utilizes Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensor data
• Standardized biophysical scale (0 to 1) for vegetation health assessment

Limitations

• Requires specialized GIS software to process and interpret GEOTIFF formats
• Lack of tabular metadata for specific pixel-level attributes in the raw description

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Updated periodically with 10-day composites; latest update recorded March 2026.

Geography

Bolivia