Tanzania Vegetation Index Anomalies: 10-Day VIIRS FAPAR Composites

Copernicus provides 10-day time composite GEOTIFF files of FAPAR anomalies for the United Republic of Tanzania. This geospatial data, derived from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), monitors vegetation health and agricultural drought impacts.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly deviations
• Monitoring vegetation greenness using the 0-1 absorption scale
• Assessing crop productivity through 10-day temporal composites

Strengths

• 10-day time composite resolution
• Standardized 0 to 1 dimensionless scale
• Derived from VIIRS satellite instrumentation

Limitations

• Geographically restricted to Tanzania
• Requires specialized GIS software for GEOTIFF processing
• No tabular metadata provided for individual raster layers

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Satellite sensor (VIIRS)

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026

Geography

United Republic of Tanzania