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SAVI4RE4-band Red Edge Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index

Vegetation

Formula โ€‹

2.0 * ((alpha * RE3 + (1 - alpha) * RE2) - (beta * R + (1 - beta) * RE1))/((alpha * RE3 + (1 - alpha) * RE2) + (beta * R + (1 - beta) * RE1 + 1))

Classification โ€‹

  • Application domain: Vegetation
  • Sensing modalities: Multispectral

Bands โ€‹

  • RE3: Red Edge 3.
  • RE2: Red Edge 2.
  • R: Red.
  • RE1: Red Edge 1.

Polarizations โ€‹

No radar polarizations are used in this index.

Constants โ€‹

alpha

Parameter representing the proportion of Red Edge 3 reflectance (Sentinel-2).

Default value0.2
Suggested range0.01.0
Suggested values
April
0.2
August
0.7
beta

Parameter representing the proportion of Red reflectance (Sentinel-2).

Default value0.2
Suggested range0.01.0
Suggested values
April
0.2
August
0.7

Source Companions โ€‹

These indices are part of the same scientific source:

Contributor โ€‹

Index contributed by https://github.com/davemlz on 2025-09-30.

Released under the MIT License.