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Service Description: The Northern Ireland Peatland map layer displays information from the NI Peatalnd Survey (1988) which mapped peatland vegetation at 1:20,000 scale for the whole of Northern Ireland derived from the interpretation of 1970s and 1980s aerial photographs.

Service ItemId: 2b9428cbeebe49fba4f2dd0bde57cd0a

Has Versioned Data: false

Max Record Count: 2000

Supported query Formats: JSON

Supports applyEdits with GlobalIds: False

Supports Shared Templates: True

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This data represents NIEA commissioned surveys and may not represent the entire extent of habitat or species across Northern Ireland. All blanket bog and lowland raised bog, lowland fen (only on peat) and wet woodland (only on peat). Coverage: Northern Ireland.

Note: The digital dataset has a field titled CODE and the abbreviated code(s) is explained as follows:

ac anastomosing channels

acc intense anastomosing channels

B site of bog burst

Burning /Bn evidence of this in patchy vegetation

C Calluna

D diverse

D-C diverse Calluna

Dd diversity due to disturbance

Dh diversity due to habitat

dmb diverse mixed bog vegetation

dr drained

FL flushed

ic incipient anastomosing channels

Lh lagg of herbaceous vegetation

M Molinia

mb mixed bog vegetation

old / o.c. old cutting

pc pool complex

Tr trees: (d) dense or (o) open



Copyright Text: Published in 1988 using the most recent aerial photograph imagery available at the time (from 1970s and 1980s) Owner: NIEA Authors - Cruickshank, M.M. & Tomlinson, R.W. (1988). Northern Ireland Peatland Survey. Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (Countryside and Wildlife Branch). Belfast.

Spatial Reference: 102100 (3857)

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Units: esriMeters

Child Resources:   Info   SharedTemplates

Supported Operations:   Query   ConvertFormat   Get Estimates