Seychelles Subnational NDVI: Dekadal Vegetation Indices and Anomalies

Dekadal NDVI indicators for Seychelles aggregated by sub-national administrative units, derived from NASA's MODIS collection 6.1 satellite imagery. Produced by the World Food Programme (WFP), the data tracks vegetation health and anomalies through March 2026.

Use Cases

• Monitoring agricultural health by comparing current NDVI (vim) against the long-term average (vim_lta)
• Identifying drought or abnormal growth patterns using the NDVI anomaly percentage (viq)
• Validating data reliability for specific regions using the pixel count (n_pixels)

Strengths

• Uses NASA MODIS collection 6.1 high-quality satellite data
• Includes long-term average (vim_lta) for baseline comparison
• Standardized Pcode references for integration with other WFP datasets

Limitations

• Aggregated nature masks local-scale vegetation variations
• Small geographic scope limited to the Seychelles archipelago

Provenance

Source

NASA Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and World Food Programme (WFP)

Collection Method

Satellite sensor data aggregation

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Seychelles