New Zealand FAPAR Vegetation Index Anomalies in 10-Day Composites

Copernicus provides 10-day composite GEOTIFF files measuring the Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies across New Zealand. These records, derived from Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensors, monitor vegetation health and agricultural drought impacts. The data is current 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 New Zealand regions via VIIRS-derived greenness indices

Strengths

• Derived from VIIRS sensor data
• High-frequency 10-day temporal resolution
• Standardized FAPAR anomaly metric on a 0-1 scale

Limitations

• Specific to New Zealand geography
• Requires GIS software to process GEOTIFF format
• Lack of tabular metadata for individual pixels

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Satellite sensor (VIIRS)

Freshness

Updated through March 2026 with a 10-day composite frequency.

Geography

New Zealand