Hungary Subnational NDVI: Dekadal Vegetation Health and Anomalies

Hungary's sub-national vegetation health is documented through dekadal NDVI indicators derived from NASA MODIS collection 6.1 satellite imagery. Produced by the World Food Programme, the data includes current vegetation indices, long-term averages, and percentage anomalies for each administrative unit.

Use Cases

• Monitoring agricultural health by comparing current NDVI (vim) against the long-term average (vim_lta)
• Identifying regional drought conditions using the 10-day NDVI anomaly percentage (viq)
• Evaluating the data density of administrative aggregates using the n_pixels column

Strengths

• Uses NASA MODIS collection 6.1 data from both Aqua and Terra satellites
• Provides a built-in historical baseline through the vim_lta indicator
• Includes Pcode references for integration with WFP administrative maps

Limitations

• Spatial resolution is limited to sub-national administrative aggregates rather than raw pixels
• Temporal coverage start date is not specified in the provided metadata

Provenance

Source

World Food Programme (WFP) via NASA Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)

Collection Method

Aggregation of NASA MODIS collection 6.1 satellite sensor data into administrative units

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026 according to source metadata.

Geography

Hungary