rvi

eolab.georastertools.processing.algo.rvi(bands: ndarray) ndarray[source]

Compute the Ratio Vegetation Index The coefficient is positive in each pixel.

The function considers the bands of the input data in the following order : Red, NIR (Near Infra-Red).

\[PVI = \frac{NIR}{RED}\]
Parameters:

input_data (np.ndarray) – Numpy array of 3 dimensions (number of bands, number of lines, number of columns) with number of bands > 1.

Returns:

Numpy array of the size (number of lines, number of columns) containing the computed RVI.

References

Jordan C.F., 1969. Derivation of leaf area index from quality of light on the forest floor. Ecology 50:663-666