Landscape Observatory bringing together cutting-edge research, technology, and local knowledge to deliver actionable intelligence for nature, people and place.
The last detailed land cover census in National Parks was over 30 years ago
Monitoring landscape change in a repeatable and accurate manner has historically been expensive and time-consuming.
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are enabling us to automate landscape monitoring, opening up a range of possibilities in conservation work.
A project which started at the Peak District National Park working in partnership with Cranfield University and The Alan Turing Institute is now becoming a national model for habitat extent mapping, vital for adaptive land management.
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Uniting science and technology
Team
Landscape Observatory team, based at the Peak District National Park, work in collaboration with specialists from Cranfield University to deliver the Landscape Observatory project workstreams.
Board Members
Landscape Observatory’s Board of mixed discipline representatives are from a cross section of organisations.