Imaging · collection · 2026
VIIRS/JPSS2 Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V002
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR and NASA Data Portal — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.5067/viirs/vj213a1.002
The NOAA-21 Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Vegetation Indices (VJ213A1) Version 2 data product provides vegetation indices by a process of selecting the best available pixel over a 16-day acquisition period at 500 meter (m) resolution.
Description
The VJ213 data products are designed after the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Terra and Aqua Vegetation Indices product suite to promote the continuity of the Earth Observation System (EOS) mission.
The VJ213 algorithm process produces three vegetation indices: Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), the Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), and Enhanced Vegetation Index-2 (EVI2). NDVI is one of the longest continual remotely sensed time series observations, using both the red and near-infrared (NIR) bands. EVI is a slightly different vegetation index that is more sensitive to canopy cover, while NDVI is more sensitive to chlorophyll.
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EVI2 is a reformation of the standard 3-band EVI, using the red band and NIR band. This reformation addresses arising issues when comparing VIIRS EVI to other EVI models that do not include a blue band. EVI2 will eventually become the standard EVI.
Along with the three Vegetation Indices variables, this product also includes variables for NIR reflectance; three shortwave infrared (SWIR) reflectance; red, blue, and green reflectance; composite day of year; pixel reliability; relative azimuth, view, and sun angles; and a quality variable. Two low resolution browse images are also available for each VJ213A1 product: EVI and NDVI.
Known Issues
* For complete information about known issues please refer to the MODIS/VIIRS Land Quality Assessment website and the User Guide and ATBD.
Links
Get the data
- Resource doi.org/10.5067/viirs/vj213a1.002 ↗
The LP DAAC product page provides information on Science Data Set layers and links for user guides, ATBDs, data access, tools, customer support, etc.
landing page · download · DOI / persistent id · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/filespec/VIIRS/1/VJ213A1 ↗
The File Specification provides a description of the product file including Scientific Data Sets and their attributes.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource viirsland.gsfc.nasa.gov/Val_overview.html ↗
Further details regarding VIIRS product validation and maturity status are available from VIIRS Land Product Quality Assessment site.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource viirsland.gsfc.nasa.gov/Val/VI_Val.html ↗
Validation at stage 1 has been achieved for the VIIRS Vegetation Index (VI) product suite.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource landweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov ↗
The LDOPE Land Product Quality Assessment website provides known issues, maneuvers, and product quality of the land products.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- PDF lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/1372/VNP13_User_Guide_ATBD_V2.1.2.pdf ↗
The technical information in the User's Guide enables users to interpret and use the data products.
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- Original Metadata cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2817367150-LPCLOUD.iso19115 ↗
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- appeears.earthdatacloud.nasa.gov ↗
The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes.
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- JPEG data.lpdaac.earthdatacloud.nasa.gov/lp-prod-public/VJ213A1.002/VJ213A1.A2026041.h14v09.002.2026057… ↗
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- search.earthdata.nasa.gov /search/granules?p=C2817367150-LPCLOUD ↗
Earthdata Search allows users to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data.
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- Resource earthdata.nasa.gov/centers/lp-daac ↗
The LP DAAC website provides detailed information on discovery, distribution, access, and support of land data products.
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Where it is published
- NASA Data Portal dataset page data.nasa.gov/dataset/viirs-jpss2-vegetation-indices-16-day-l3-global-500m-s… ↗
landing page · from data nasa gov
Catalogue records · 3
- CKAN API data.nasa.gov/api/3/action/package_show?id=f09a3c72-6858-44e6-b0b9-2e1a4aea4… ↗
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- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2817367150-LPCLOUD.umm_json ↗
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- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2817367150-LPCLOUD.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Enhanced Vegetation Index (Evi) · Joint Polar Satellite System - 2 · Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (Ndvi) · Plant Phenology · Visible-Infrared Imager-Radiometer Suite
- From keywords
- Astronomy & Astrophysics · Earth & Environmental Science · Life Sciences · Ocean & Atmospheric Science · Physics
- Inferred from text
- Image 65% · Imaging 75% · Satellite remote sensing 65%
Provenance · 2 source records, 23 field assertions
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|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C2817367150-LPCLOUD | 13 d ago | JSON v1 |
| NASA Data Portal | f09a3c72-6858-44e6-b0b9-2e1a4aea4b6a | 10 d ago | JSON v1 |
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| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/biosphere/vegetation/vegetation-index/normalized-difference-vegetation-index-ndvi | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
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| concepts[modality].local:modality:remote-sensing | enrichment · NASA CMR | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (65%) |
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