Poland FAPAR Vegetation Index Anomalies: 10-Day VIIRS Composites

Copernicus provides 10-day composite FAPAR anomaly data for Poland derived from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) to monitor vegetation health. The data measures the Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation as a dimensionless quantity between 0 and 1 to identify agricultural drought. Records are updated through March 2026.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly deviations from the 0-1 scale
• Monitoring vegetation health trends using 10-day composite GeoTIFF raster layers
• Correlating VIIRS-derived greenness anomalies with historical drought records in Poland

Strengths

• 10-day temporal resolution for high-frequency monitoring
• Derived from the high-precision Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
• Standardized FAPAR scale (0 to 1) for consistent biophysical assessment

Limitations

• Geographic scope is restricted to Poland
• Raster format (GeoTIFF) requires specialized GIS tools for extraction
• Lack of specific tabular metadata or attribute columns beyond the raster values

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Satellite sensor (VIIRS)

Freshness

Updated through March 2026 with 10-day composite frequency.

Geography

Poland