Rwanda: 10-Day Copernicus FAPAR Vegetation Index Anomalies

10-day composite Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies for Rwanda, produced by Copernicus using Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) data. It measures vegetation health and greenness on a scale of 0 to 1 to monitor agricultural drought impacts. The records are updated through March 2026 and delivered in geospatial raster format.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly deviations from historical norms
• Monitoring vegetation health trends using 10-day composite imagery
• Assessing crop productivity impacts based on photosynthetically active radiation absorption levels

Strengths

• Uses standardized VIIRS sensor data
• 10-day temporal resolution for high-frequency monitoring
• Standardized biophysical scale (0 to 1) for comparability

Limitations

• Geographic scope is limited to Rwanda
• Requires GIS software to process GeoTIFF files
• Lack of tabular metadata for specific pixel-level attributes

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Satellite sensor observation via Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026 with a 10-day composite frequency.

Geography

Rwanda