Estonia FAPAR Vegetation Index Anomalies: 10-Day VIIRS Composites

10-day time composite GEOTIFF rasters measuring the Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies across Estonia. Produced by Copernicus using VIIRS sensor data, the dataset monitors vegetation health and agricultural drought impacts as of March 2026.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly deviations from historical means
• Monitoring vegetation productivity using the 0-1 absorption scale
• Time-series analysis of Estonian crop health via 10-day composites

Strengths

• Uses VIIRS sensor data for biophysical measurements
• Standardized 0 to 1 dimensionless scale for absorption
• 10-day temporal resolution for frequent monitoring

Limitations

• Geographic scope is restricted to Estonia
• Requires specialized GIS software to interpret GEOTIFF raster files
• No tabular metadata provided for individual pixel values

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026 with a 10-day composite frequency.

Geography

Estonia