Landsat Band combinations for highlighting Earth features
Following are the band combinations for highlighting earth features for Landsat Images. Agriculture : Highlights agriculture in bright green. Bands 6,5,2 Natural Color : Sharpened with 25m panchromatic band. Bands 4,3,2+8 Color Infrared : Healthy vegetation is bright red. Bands 5,4,3 SWIR (Short Wave Infrared) : Highlights rock formations. Bands 7,6,4 Geology: Highlights geologic features. Bands 7,4,2 Bathymetric : Highlights underwater features. Bands 4,3,1 Panchromatic : Panchromatic image at 15m. Band 8 Vegetation Index: Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). (Band5-Band4)/(Band5+Band4) Moisture Index: Normalized Difference Moisture Index (NDMI). (Band5-Band6)/(Band5+Band6) Further Details: Identifying land use and land cover(LULC) features using band rationing technique