NASA Vegetation Index and Phenology (VIP) Data Released

Sep 20, 2016
By: LP DAAC

(Author's Note 5/19/2020: Reverb has since been retired. Users are encouraged to use NASA Earthdata Search in place of Reverb. Several of these datasets are also available in AppEEARS. To see the currently available tools to access the data please visit the "Access Data" button each data product's DOI landing page linked below.)


On September 20, 2016 the LP DAAC released the NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Vegetation Index and Phenology (VIP) collection.

The VIP collections comprise 34 years of a consistent global record with sensor-independent Earth System Data Records (ESDR) for vegetation indices and landscape phenology. The VIP collections are based on Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), and Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre (SPOT) data inputs.

The collection suite includes Climate Modelling Grids (CMG) at daily, weekly, bi-monthly, monthly, and yearly temporal resolutions.

Data products are listed below with links to their respective product pages for more information.

Vegetation Index and Phenology (VIP) Vegetation Indices Daily Global 0.05Deg CMG - VIP01.004

Vegetation Index and Phenology (VIP) Vegetation Indices 7Days Global 0.05Deg CMG - VIP07.004

Vegetation Index and Phenology (VIP) Vegetation Indices 15Days Global 0.05Deg CMG - VIP15.004

Vegetation Index and Phenology (VIP) Vegetation Indices Monthly Global 0.05Deg CMG - VIP30.004

Vegetation Index and Phenology (VIP) Phenology EVI2 Yearly Global 0.05Deg CMG - VIPPHEN_EVI2.004

Vegetation Index and Phenology (VIP) Phenology NDVI Yearly Global 0.05Deg CMG - VIPPHEN_NDVI.004

The data is available for download through Data Pool, Reverb and Earthdata Search

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