STOMPER: Satellite Technology for Opportunity Mapping and Prioritisation of Ecosystem Restoration.

在英国，超过10%的土地被泥炭覆盖，但80%的泥炭已经退化：你可以在苏格兰散步时看到这一点，那里的土地正在干燥和破碎。这是一个问题，因为泥炭含有大量的碳，当它干燥时，它会将这些碳释放到大气中。为了应对这一问题，我们需要知道哪些地区退化最快，以便优先考虑恢复活动和确保碳储存，从而减缓气候变化。像BP这样的大公司正在投资这样的恢复项目，这些项目被广泛称为基于自然的气候变化解决方案（NBS）。然而，我们没有一个很好的系统来绘制退化泥炭的位置，也没有跟踪它如何随时间变化。这意味着我们很难看出哪些地区需要优先恢复，以尽可能对气候变化产生最大的影响。这造成了技术差距，也造成了英国创新技术的市场差距，以应对气候变化并帮助创造就业机会，以支持后COVID-19复苏。Space Intelligence是一家令人兴奋的分析公司，利用卫星数据支持世界各地的自然恢复项目。在这个名为STOMPER的项目中，空间情报小组将测试和部署新的卫星分析技术，以绘制退化的泥炭。然后，我们将创建一个网络地图系统，突出显示泥炭地基于自然的解决方案的优先领域。这将考虑到泥炭从大气中捕获碳以应对气候变化的能力，但也考虑到土地的其他用途，如旅游和生物多样性效益。该决策工具将帮助政府、公司、慈善机构和土地所有者从自然投资中获得最大的气候利益，并明智地规划恢复。这将有助于私营和公共部门的所有团队更快地开发高影响力的恢复项目，并在受COVID-19经济影响严重的农村地区创造急需的土地管理工作，以及新的数字技术工作。虽然我们最初专注于英国的土地管理，但Space Intelligence拥有多年的国际销售服务经验，并正在向不断增长的国际市场销售，支持后Covid英国经济的长期增长和高价值就业，同时应对气候变化。

In the UK, over 10% of the land is covered by peat, but 80% of this peat is degraded: you can see this on a walk in Scotland, where the land is drying and breaking up. This is a problem because peat contains a lot of carbon, and as it dries it releases this carbon into the atmosphere. In response to this, we need to know which areas are degrading the fastest, in order to prioritise restoration activities and secure carbon storage, thereby mitigating climate change. Big companies like BP are investing in restoration projects like these, which are known broadly as Nature Based Solutions (NBS) to climate change. However, we do not have a good system for mapping where degraded peat is, nor for tracking how it is changing with time. This means we can't easily see which areas need to be prioritised for restoration, to make the biggest possible impact on climate change. This creates a technology gap, and also a market gap for innovative UK technologies to address climate change and help create jobs to support post-Covid-19 recovery. Space Intelligence is an exciting analytics company that uses satellite data to support nature restoration projects around the world. In this project called _STOMPER_, the Space Intelligence team will test and deploy new satellite analysis technologies to map degraded peat. We will then create a web mapping system that will highlight the priority areas for Nature Based Solutions in peatlands. This will take into account peat's ability to capture carbon from the atmosphere to combat climate change, but also the other uses of the land, such as tourism and biodiversity benefits. This decision tool will help the government, companies, charities and landowners obtain the most benefit for the climate from investment in nature, and plan restoration sensibly. This will help all teams in the private and public sectors to develop high-impact restoration projects more quickly, and create much-needed land-management jobs in rural areas heavily affected by economic impacts of Covid-19, as well as new digitech jobs. Whilst we are focussing initially on land management in the UK, Space Intelligence has years of experience selling services internationally, and is selling into a growing international market, supporting long-term growth and high-value employment in the post-Covid UK economy, whilst addressing climate change.