S1Short-wave Infrared (SWIR) 1.
BIBare Soil Index
SoilMultispectralCitation Rank #121
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Summary
The Bare Soil Index (BI) is a soil spectral index intended for multispectral sensing. It was introduced in 2002; its source is cited as A. Rikimaru, P. Roy, & S. Miyatake (2002). Tropical forest cover density mapping. Tropical Ecology, 43. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/255718070_Tropical_forest_cover_density_mapping .
Based on the latest citation data, this index is in the 61.98th percentile overall, ranking 121 out of 313 indices with citation data. Among the 49 indices published within two years of 2002, it ranks 28 (46.94th percentile). Within the soil application domain, it is in the 100th percentile and ranks 1 out of 17 indices with citation data. Among the 1 similarly aged soil index, it ranks 1 (100th percentile).
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Formula
((S1 + R) - (N + B))/((S1 + R) + (N + B))Bands
RRed.
NNear-Infrared (NIR).
BBlue.