Cuba Subnational NDVI: Dekadal Vegetation Indicators and Anomalies
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Description
A source of dekadal (10-day) Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) indicators for Cuba, aggregated by sub-national administrative units using NASA MODIS collection 6.1 satellite data. Produced by the World Food Programme (WFP), the records track vegetation health through current values, long-term averages, and percentage anomalies. The data is updated through March 2026 and utilizes WFP-standardized administrative boundaries.
Use Cases
Monitoring agricultural health by tracking viq (NDVI anomaly) across Cuban provinces
Analyzing historical vegetation trends using the vim_lta baseline
Correlating vegetation density with food security indicators using WFP Pcode join keys
Strengths
Uses NASA MODIS collection 6.1 high-resolution satellite data
Includes vim_lta for historical baseline comparison
Standardized Pcode references for integration with other WFP datasets
Limitations
Aggregated at the administrative level, which masks intra-unit vegetation variance
Dependent on cloud-free satellite observations for accurate pixel counts
Provenance
Source
NASA Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) collection 6.1
Collection Method
Satellite sensor data aggregated by WFP sub-national administrative boundaries
Freshness
Updated as of March 2026.
Geography
Cuba
The administrative units are based on WFP data and contain Pcode references; users may need corresponding WFP shapefiles to visualize this data on a map.