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Last Post 07 Oct 2009 11:51 AM by  anon
Define Wavelength - Vegetation Indices
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07 Oct 2009 11:51 AM
    Dear All: I'm trying to use the Vegetation Analysis -> Vegetation Index Calculator as well as the other modules in the list. However, I get the following error message: "Wavelengths must be defined to calculate vegetation indices". I am working with GeoTiffs. I went to the header file and tried to define the wavelengths through the Edit Attributes --> Wavelengths but there is only space for one value of a wavelength while Landsat (the imagery I'm working with) bands cover a range of wavelengths. So, I go ahead and enter the values of the wavelengths by entering just the beginning of the range per band and I also define the sensor type. I then go and try to use the Vegetation Index Calculator... it gives me the following error: "No band combinations can be found that match those required to calculate any available vegetation indices." Please help.

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    07 Oct 2009 02:54 PM
    If your geotiffs are opened as separate files, they will not be used together in the VI calculator.  You should save them together in one multiband file using either File ->Save File As ->ENVI standard (if they all have the same dimensions, pixel sizes, projections) or Basic Tools ->Layer Stacking (if they have different dimensions, pixel sizes, projections).  Then, when you have one file with multiple bands, you can enter the center of the wavelength range in the file header attributes. Depending on your number of bands and where they are located in the spectrum, you may only have a few VI's that can be calculated.  The VI calculator was designed to be used with hyperspectral data and most of the indices are defined by very narrow wavelength ranges.
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