Italy Copernicus FAPAR Anomaly: 10-Day Vegetation Health Composites

Copernicus provides this geospatial dataset containing 10-day time composite anomalies of the Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) for Italy. Derived from Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensors, the data monitors vegetation health and agricultural drought impacts. The records are updated through March 2026.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly deviations from historical norms
• Monitoring vegetation productivity trends using 10-day composite intervals
• Assessing crop health across Italy using the 0-1 absorption scale

Strengths

• Uses VIIRS sensor data for high-frequency 10-day composites
• Standardized FAPAR scale (0 to 1) for biophysical comparison
• Produced by Copernicus, a major Earth observation program

Limitations

• Raster format (GEOTIFF) requires specialized GIS software for analysis
• Specific row counts and file sizes are not provided in the source metadata

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Sensor (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite - VIIRS)

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026

Geography

Italy