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