Vegetation Index

Bands Needed

Ancillary Data Needed?

Can Be Used with Multispectral Data?

NDVI

Red, NIR

No

Yes

DVI

Red, NIR

No

Yes

WDRVI

Red, NIR

Yes

Yes

RDVI

Red, NIR

No

Yes

SAVI

Red, NIR

Yes

Yes

MSR

Red, NIR

No

Yes

VARI₇₀₀

Red Edge (700 nm), NIR

No

No

VARI_Green

Blue, Green, Red, NIR

No

Yes