Romania Subnational NDVI: Dekadal Vegetation Indicators and Anomalies
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Description
A source of dekadal (10-day) Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) indicators for Romania, aggregated by sub-national administrative units using NASA MODIS collection 6.1 satellite data. Produced by the World Food Programme (WFP), the records include current vegetation values, historical averages, and percentage anomalies. The data is current as of March 2026 and utilizes WFP-standardized administrative boundaries.
Use Cases
Monitoring agricultural health by comparing current NDVI (vim) against the long-term average (vim_lta)
Identifying drought conditions or vegetation stress using the anomaly percentage (viq)
Analyzing temporal vegetation trends across different Romanian administrative regions using Pcode references
Strengths
Uses NASA MODIS collection 6.1 high-quality satellite data
Includes long-term average (vim_lta) for historical baseline comparison
Provides pixel counts (n_pixels) to indicate the statistical weight of each aggregate
Limitations
Aggregated at the sub-national level, losing granular field-level spatial resolution
Dependent on WFP administrative boundary definitions which may differ from official national census boundaries
Provenance
Source
WFP - World Food Programme via NASA MODIS collection 6.1
Collection Method
Satellite sensor data aggregation
Freshness
Updated as of March 2026.
Geography
Romania
Data uses WFP Pcode references for administrative units; users may need corresponding WFP shapefiles to map the tabular CSV data to geographic coordinates. Licensed under CC-BY.