VIP ExplorerIn this webpage, http://vip.arizona.edu/viplab_data_view10.php, the following window will be find. Daily Vegetation Indices

1. Hit Accept on the Data Explorer Status under Data Viewer tab.

2. Google Earth will appear in the window

3. Choose Daily in the Datasets tab.

4. Choose Vegetation Index

5. Select the date (From June 24, 1981 through December 31, 2010)

6. Select the Dataset: Preprocessed Input Data, QA Filtered Data, GAP Filled Data, Continuity TopDown Data, Continuity TopDown Filled, Continuity BottomUp Data or Continuity BottomUp Filled.

7. Select the desired Product (NDVI, EVI2, RANK or MNR)

8. Hit the Explore bottom and the description of the product will appear in the white box.

9. The image will upload. The product (s) can be removed by using the bottoms below the description box. Select the one layer to used the Layer Opacity in order to compare two images.

Daily Data Long Term Average (VI’s)1. Select Daily and Long Term Average VI in the Dataset tab under Data viewer.

2. Select the desired period (5, 10, 20 or 30years period) from 1980 through 2010. Input data or filled data can be selected.

3. Select the product (NDVI or EVI2)

4. Hit Explore and the description of the product will appear in the white box.

5. The image will upload.

Vegetation Indices of 15 Days, Monthly or Quarterly1. Select 15 Days, Monthly or Quarter in the Dataset tab under Data viewer.

2. Select Vegetation Index

3. Select the period. There are two images per month for 15 Days.

4. Select the method of compositing

5. Select the Dataset: Preprocessed Input Data, QA Filtered Data, GAP Filled Data, Continuity TopDown Data, Continuity TopDown Filled, Continuity BottomUp Data or Continuity BottomUp Filled.

6. Select the product (NDVI, EVI2)

7. Hit Explore and the description of the product will appear in the white box.

8. The desired image will unload.

Long Term Average Vegetation Indices of 15 Days, Monthly or Quarterly1. Select 15 Days, Monthly or Quarter in the Dataset tab under Data viewer. Then select Long Term Average VI.

2. Select the date (Month and Days for 15 Days, Month for Monthly and 3 Months for Quarter)

3. Select the Period of years (5, 10, 20 or 30years period) from 1980 through 2010. Input data or filled data can be selected.

4. Select the compositing method.

5. Select the desired product (NDVI, EVI2)

6. Hit Explore and the description of the product will appear in the white box.

7. The image will upload

Ancillary DataSelect the desired ancillary data in the Ancillary tab under Data viewer:Water mask

Elevation

Precipitation

Temperature

Land Cover AVHRR

Cluster 2003 MODIS

MODIS Tiles

This window allows to know the available data.