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Real Time Data Visualization of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) for Agricultural Management

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Created:	Aug 25, 2026 at 9:06 p.m. (UTC)
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Abstract

The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) quantifies plant greenness and serves as an indicator of vegetation biomass and density. In arid regions such as Utah, where soil properties vary spatially within agricultural fields, NDVI-based spatial analysis provides a comprehensive assessment of crop health. In this study, NDVI data was collected from an alfalfa field near Pelican Lake in Randlett, Utah, and integrated with meteorological data from the Utah Climate Center’s Pelican Lake weather station. An Observations Data Model (ODM) implemented within an SQLite database was used to manage and stream the data into a web application live monitoring dashboard. The system visualizes NDVI time series alongside environmental variables including temperature, precipitation, and humidity to support interpretation of alfalfa vegetation dynamics. The developed web interface will enable users (i.e., alfalfa farmers) to track temporal patterns in crop development, assess vegetation condition, and identify optimal harvest timing based on both NDVI thresholds and meteorological weather indicators. Results demonstrate that integrating NDVI with real-time environmental data improves the interpretability of crop conditions and supports more informed agricultural decision-making and planning. Our approach has the potential to enhance yield and harvesting optimization while reducing alfalfa losses in water-limited environments like Northern Utah.

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WGS 84 EPSG:4326

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Decimal degrees

North Latitude

40.1835°

East Longitude

-109.6882°

South Latitude

40.1750°

West Longitude

-109.6914°

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Name	Value
Study Area	Pelican Lake agricultural region, Randlett, Utah, USA
Primary Crop	Alfalfa
Project Type	Environmental Monitoring / Precision Agriculture / Agricultural Decision Support
Broader Impact	Improved agricultural decision-making and resource management in water-limited environment
Data Management	Observations Data Model (ODM) implemented in an SQLite database
Primary Dataset	Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) time-series data
Primary Methods	NDVI time-series analysis, environmental data integration, database management, real-time data visualization, and threshold-based decision support
Supporting Data	Meteorological observations, including temperature, precipitation, and relative humidity
Primary Application	Crop health monitoring, vegetation condition assessment, harvest-timing optimization, and agricultural management
Technology / Platform	Web-based real-time environmental monitoring and visualization dashboard

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The content of this resource is derived from	NDVI observations collected from the alfalfa field near Pelican Lake, Randlett, Utah
The content of this resource is derived from	Utah Climate Center — Pelican Lake weather station meteorological observations
The content of this resource is derived from	Observations Data Model (ODM) database containing the integrated NDVI and meteorological observations
The content of this resource is derived from	SQLite database containing the project observations used to populate the real-time visualization dashboard

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This resource was created using funding from the following sources:

Agency Name	Award Title	Award Number
USU College of Engineering	None	None
Utah State University	None	None
Utah Water Research Laboratory	None	None
USU Civil & Environmental Engineering Department	None	None

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Name	Organization	Address	Phone	Author Identifiers
Jeffery S. Horsburgh	Utah State University;Utah Water Research Laboratory	UT, US	+1 (435) 797-2946	ORCID , ResearchGateID , GoogleScholarID
Alfonso Faustino Torres-Rua	Utah State University	UT, US	+1 (435) 797-0397	ORCID , GoogleScholarID
Burdette Barker	Utah State University	UT, US	435-797-3926	GoogleScholarID
Jonah Ingram	Utah State University	UT, US

How to Cite

Jimoh, A., Panta, S., Vaidyanathan, S. (2026). Real Time Data Visualization of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) for Agricultural Management, HydroShare, http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/8551d28651924849a41a40e79a9e749b

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