This is a compendium of the presentations we gave at the Explorium National Sports & Science Centre on 18th November 2024. During the session, we shared the peatland ecology mapping work of AI2PEAT and engaged the students in an interactive activity where they acted as a big machine learning model.

Further Resources

• PeatSense
• Meet Peat, the Unsung Hero of Carbon Capture
• Irish Peatland Conservation Council
• The Living Bog – Raised Bog Restoration Project
• Rewild Wicklow

Presentation References

Images that appear multiple times in the presentation have been referenced in the slide of first appearance. Images that are not referenced are property of AI2Peat.

• Slide 3
  • Clara Bog and Mongan Bog images: The Living Bog (link1, link2)
• Slide 4
  • Sphagnum Moss, Desmoulin’s Whorl Snail, Snipe and Marsh Fritillary: Ulster Wildlife
  • Calluna and Bog Cotton: Wikipedia (link 1, link 2)
  • Sundew: Gardener’s Path
  • Hen Harrier: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
• Slide 5
  • The Irish Times
• Slide 6
  • The New York Times
• Slide 7
  • Small photo, left: The Guardian
  • Small photo, centre: The Irish Times
  • Small photo, right, and big grayscale photo: The Guardian
• Slide 9
  • Louis Gilet et al., “An adaptive mapping framework for the management of peat soils: A new Irish peat soils map“
• Slide 10
  • European Space Agency
• Slide 16
  • Wikipedia
• Slide 17
  • Image generated on IMG2GO