Corrected representation of the NDVI using historical MODIS satellite images (250 m resolution) from 2000 to present

The cloud-corrected NDVI data extracted from historical MODIS satellite images at 250 metre resolution provides reliable, objective, and timely information on the state of vegetation throughout Canada and the northern United States. The methodology applied to the images has remained the same as for the program formerly known as the Crop Condition Assessment Program (CCAP).

Since the 2000 growing season, Statistics Canada has been processing and compiling MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectoradiometer (MODIS) data (250 metre resolution). The Multi-Spectral Instrument (MSI) captures two spectral bands (red and infrared) that have proven to be extremely useful to produce the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) utilized for vegetation monitoring. The original NDVI image composites were produced by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (link to original data in the resources section). Additional computations were completed by Statistics Canada to remove the effects of residual clouds and to calculate and extract the NDVI by geographic region.

This dataset provides access to the MODIS images from 2000 to present in GeoTIFF format and covers the crop area during the growing season (Julian weeks 15 to 37; mid-April to mid-September). It also provides access to a database that contains the statistical NDVI by geographic regions (Townships, Census Consolidated Subdivisions (CCS), Census Divisions (CD) and Census Agricultural Regions (CAR)) and agricultural masks (Agriculture (AGR), Crop (CROP) and Pasture (PAS)).

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Date ( RI_367 )
2019-02
Date ( RI_366 )
2019
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Statistics Canada - INFOSTATS ( General enquiries )
150 Tunney's Pasture Driveways , Ottawa , Ontario , K1A 0T6 , Canada
1-800-263-1136 (toll free)
1-514-282-9350
Hours of service
Monday to Friday (except holidays) from 8:30 to 4:30 pm
Status
completed; complété RI_593
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded; auBesoin RI_540
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • Agriculture
  • Satellite images
  • MODIS
  • NDVI
  • growing season
  • Resolution
  • CCAP
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Plants
  • Agricultural assistance
  • Agriculture
  • Satellite imagery
  • Agriculture statistics
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
grid; grille RI_636
Metadata language
fra
Metadata language
eng
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Topic category
  • Farming
Begin date
2000
End date
2024
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Reference system identifier
http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:3978 /
Distribution format
  • GeoTIF ( 1 )

RI_414
  Government of Canada; Statistics Canada - INFOSTATS ( General enquiries )
150 Tunney's Pasture Driveways , Ottawa , Ontario , K1A 0T6 , Canada
1-800-263-1136 (toll free)
1-514-283-9350
Hours of service
Monday to Friday (except holidays) from 8:30 to 4:30 pm
OnLine resource
Satellite image data processing at Statistics Canada for the Crop Condition Assessment Program (CCAP) - ENG ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;HTML;eng

OnLine resource
Satellite image data processing at Statistics Canada for the Crop Condition Assessment Program (CCAP) - FRE ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;HTML;fra

OnLine resource
Historical 250m database ( FTP )

Dataset;other;zxx

OnLine resource
Crop Condition Assessment Program (CCAP) Web Application - FRE ( HTTPS )

Application;HTML;fra

OnLine resource
Crop Condition Assessment Program (CCAP) Web Application - ENG ( HTTPS )

Application;HTML;eng

OnLine resource
Equivalence between the images bands and the Julian weeks ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;XLSX;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Compressed Files Per Year (download directory) ( HTTP )

Dataset;ZIP;zxx

OnLine resource
AAFC - Weekly Best-Quality Maximum NDVI Anomalies ( HTTPS )

Dataset;HTML;eng,fra

File identifier
dc700f75-19d8-4913-9846-78615ca93784 XML
Metadata language
fra; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2025-01-09T09:29:00
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Statistics Canada - INFOSTATS ( General enquiries )
150 Tunney's Pasture Driveways , Ottawa , Ontario , K1A 0T6 , Canada
1-800-263-1136 (toll free)
1-514-282-9350
Hours of service
Monday to Friday (except holidays) from 8:30 to 4:30 pm
 
 

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