Following on from the success of the first Peatlands Monitoring Community of Practice event, WaterLANDS and PeatDataHub invite you to join them at a workshop where they will explore developing data standards for peatland monitoring.
When: 23rd May 2024 10:00-16:00
Where: Seminar Room Two, School of Geography, University of Leeds
OR online
If you wish to join online, please still register using the link below. You can then join the meeting via Teams.
The draft agenda is as follows:
- Aims of the workshop
- Update on the England Peat Map Standards
- Great North Bog update
- Eyes on the Bog version 2 update - provided by Jane Akerman, IUCN UK Peatland Programme Manager
- National Trust update
- Opportunity for short team presentations on what is monitored, how and what are the challenges
- PeatDataHub behind the scenes – database structure and design
- Breakout sessions on metadata mapping, protocols and different parameters measured, and Vocabulary/Glossary
Outcomes of the workshop
- Library of protocols – describing the protocol and reasons for its use by a given organisation
- Vocabulary/Glossary – to identify key words and their definitions
Lunch will be provided.
Please register for the workshop at https://forms.office.com/e/DF8HwnZ8fe?origin=lprLink
If you would like to present a team update on what you are monitoring and the challenges faced please indicate so in the registration form.
Although places are limited, the event is open to anyone interested in peatland data standards so please feel free to share this invite within your organisations and networks.
For more information about the workshop or WaterLANDS, please contact waterlandsuk@leeds.ac.uk.
For more information on PeatDataHub, please contact admin@peatdatahub.net.
