Work Packages

Objectives:

· Project management (technical and fiscal management)

· Post-Graduate and Post-doctoral Supervision

· Literature review of the State of the Art

· Production of the final report

Lead researcher: Dr. John Connolly, Trinity College Dublin with input from Dr. Terry Morley, NUI Galway and Dr. Katja Bruisch, Trinity College Dublin

Objectives:

· Digitisation of the BC maps using High resolution Camera

· Georectification of the digitised maps

· Image analysis to extract the boundaries of the maps

· Assessment of the DIPMv2 and change detection

· Field work and accuracy assessment of the BC map boundaries and the DIPMv2.

Lead researcher: Dr. Terry Morley, NUI Galway with input from Dr. Katja Bruisch & Dr. John Connolly, Trinity College Dublin.

Objectives:

· Acquisition of high- and very high-resolution imagery

· Integration of BC Map layer boundaries within a GIS

· Analysis of boundaries of current peatland extent

· Change detection study converted areas

· GHG estimate refinement using emission factors

Lead researcher: Dr. John Connolly, Trinity College Dublin with input from Dr. Terry Morley, NUI Galway and Dr. Katja Bruisch, Trinity College Dublin

Objectives:

· Set up and update Social media accounts

· Develop project website

· Preparation and delivery of articles for popular media

· Development and presentation of outreach roadshow

Lead researcher: Dr. Katja Bruisch, Trinity College Dublin with input from Dr. Terry Morley, NUI Galway and Dr. John Connolly, Trinity College Dublin