Estimating Productivity on the University of British Columbia (UBC, Vancouver Campus) Farm in 2019 using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) Time Series

October was found to be the most productive month, while June was observed to be the least productive. There were no statistically significant differences in NDVI values across the farm plots. The seasonal trend detected from the time series may represent the stronger influences of climate on NDVI over different forms of vegetation.

However, unexpected NDVI results may also more accurately reflect variations in activity across the farm throughout the year. This study lays the groundwork for future research with higher spectral, spatial, and temporal resolution imagery (perhaps collected via drones or ground-based robots) to enable finer-scaled analyses of spatial variations in vegetation coverage. These advancements will be necessary to provide more suitable data for informing small-scale farm soil and farm management protocols.