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Vegetation cover
Overview
This layer shows the vegetation cover, calculated as the percent of land in each 10-meter grid cell that is covered by trees or low-stature vegetation. It is estimated using a measure called fractional vegetation, which is derived from the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) estimated from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery. While fractional vegetation is commonly reported as a number between 0 and 1, we report it as the percent of vegetation cover from 0% (for no vegetation) to 100% (for full vegetation).
Function
To identify where vegetation, with its cooling benefits due to transpiration and reflectance, is present or lacking.
Source
WRI
Data sources
Sentinel-2
Spatial resolution
10 meter
Spatial coverage
Global
Temporal resolution
5 day
Temporal coverage
2017-present
Cautions
Fractional vegetation is estimated from satellite data which is affected by cloud cover, atmospheric conditions, and the condition of vegetation in the entire area of interest. While we make every effort to minimize these effects, the data the data is not intended to serve as a tool for precise assessment of vegetative cover. The data is suitable for guiding assessing the distribution pattern of vegetation at city scale.