Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba: 10-Day FAPAR Vegetation Anomalies

Copernicus provides 10-day time composite geospatial data of Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba. Derived from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), these GeoTIFF files monitor vegetation health and agricultural drought impacts. The data was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly deviations from historical means
• Monitoring vegetation health trends across the BES islands using 10-day composite intervals
• Mapping spatial distribution of photosynthetic activity to identify areas of environmental stress

Strengths

• Uses VIIRS sensor data for high-frequency 10-day composites
• Standardized FAPAR scale (0 to 1) for cross-region comparison
• Provided in GeoTIFF format for immediate GIS integration

Limitations

• VIIRS spatial resolution may be too coarse for fine-scale urban vegetation analysis on small islands
• Lack of tabular metadata or ground-truth validation records

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba