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Project Code [2011-CCRP-MS-1.4]
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Project title
The Irish Land Mapping Observatory (ILMO)- Mapping and Monitoring Land Cover, Use and Change
Primary Funding Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
Co-Funding Organisation(s)
n/a
Lead Organisation
University College Cork (UCC)
Lead Applicant
Fiona Cawkwell
Project Abstract
The objective of the proposed research is to develop an integrated Geoinformatics approach to detecting land cover and use within Irish agricultural lands, and to monitoring changes on an inter- and intra-annual basis, to facilitate reporting on national greenhouse gas emissions related to land use. Hyper-temporal optical time series satellite data will be used to classify land cover and use at a 250-300m resolution, with higher resolution optical and radar data used to enhance and verify the products generated. The pixel-based classification of land cover will be assigned to vector based objects pre-defined by Ordnance Survey Ireland in their Prime2 database, with robust rules defined to match sub- or multiple-pixel land parcels to the most appropriate land cover and use. The research will focus on areas of Counties Sligo and Waterford, thus covering all major agricultural regimes found in Ireland. From the land cover information greenhouse gas emissions will be determined, and outline documentation provided to demonstrate development of the regional application to a national scale and application to other land covers. The final product will be the Irish Land Mapping Observatory, a flexible system that can be adapted to a range of different land covers and uses.
Grant Approved
�279,999.98
Research Hub
Climate Change
Research Theme
Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Sinks, and Management Systems
Initial Projected Completion Date
31/10/2013