With the development of remote sensing technology, vegetation indices(VI), which is a quantitative indicator for ivegetation canopy and growth conditions, has been widely applied in the fields such as environmental, ecological and agricultural studies. Different types of VI have been developed during last thirty years to enhance vegetation and minimize the effects of the factors. This paper reviews the formation mechanism and the factors of VI such as vegetation conditions, atmosphere, soil, sensor calibration, sensor viewing conditions. The VI with technical innovation are discussed and analyzed for the advantages and limitations. In general, the vegetation indices are classified into airborne and satelliate VI according to the sensor platform. The satelliate vegettion indices consist of three sorts of VI: simple linear combination of the spectral bands, eliminating the effects of the factors and aiming at hyperspectral remote sensing technology and thermal infrared multi-spectral remote sensing technology. Several issues in VI future development are also addressed: Firstly, Standardization and classification of different types of VI are necessary. Secondly, the applied fields of various VI are different so that the choice of VI should be careful. Thirdly, Because of many factors of affecting VI, modification should be made before application in practice. Also, the complex formula of VI prevent its application. Finally, new VI should be developed based on the advance of remote sensing technology.
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