Poland Subnational NDVI: Dekadal Vegetation Indices and Anomalies

The World Food Programme (WFP) provides dekadal NDVI indicators for Poland's sub-national administrative units derived from NASA MODIS collection 6.1 satellite imagery. The data includes 10-day vegetation indices, long-term averages, and percentage anomalies for monitoring environmental health. Records are aggregated to specific administrative boundaries using WFP Pcode references.

Use Cases

• Analyzing vegetation health trends using the vim 10-day index
• Detecting agricultural stress by monitoring the viq anomaly percentage
• Validating aggregate reliability using the n_pixels column

Strengths

• Derived from NASA MODIS collection 6.1 satellite data
• Includes Pcode references for standardized administrative unit mapping
• Provides n_pixels count to indicate the reliability of each aggregate

Limitations

• Spatial resolution is limited to sub-national administrative aggregates rather than raw pixels
• NDVI values are subject to atmospheric interference and cloud cover noise

Provenance

Source

World Food Programme (WFP) using NASA MODIS collection 6.1

Collection Method

Satellite sensor data aggregation by administrative unit

Freshness

Last updated March 2026 per source metadata.

Geography

Poland