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Table 1 The Land Cover classifier uses a list of spectral vegetation indices as input

From: Scalable approach for high-resolution land cover: a case study in the Mediterranean Basin

Index

Formula

References

Carotenoid Reflectance Index 1 (CRI1)

\(\frac{B03}{B02}\)

 [52]

Enhanced Vegetation Index 2 (EVI2)

\(2.4 * \frac{B08 - B04}{B08 + B04 + 1.0}\)

 [53]

Global Vegetation Moisture Index (GVMI)

\(\frac{B08A-B11}{B08A+B11}\)

 [54]

Normalised Difference Water Index (MNDWI)

\(\frac{B03 - B11}{B03 + B11}\)

 [55]

Normalised Difference Red-Edge (NDRE)

\(\frac{B09 - B05}{B09 + B05}\)

 [56]

Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)

\(\frac{B08 - B04}{B08 + B04}\)

 [57]

Normalised Difference Yellowness Index (NDYI)

\(\frac{B03 - B02}{B03 + B02}\)

 [58]

Optimised Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index (OSAVI)

\((1 + Y) * \frac{B08 - B04}{B08 + B04 + Y}\)

 [59]

Normalised Difference Red/Green Redness Index (RI)

\(\frac{B04 - B03}{B04 + B03}\)

 [60]

  1. All indices are calculated using Sentinel-2 bands. On the OSAVI index, the community accepted value for Y is 0.16