Mapping of peatlands in the Moscow oblast based on high-resolution remote sensing data

Peatlands, including those transformed by economic activities (drainage for forestry and agriculture, peat extraction), belong to various land categories. There is no general system for their inventory and accounting. Remote sensing methodology based on high-resolution space imagery is proposed and applied for mapping peatlands of different types and states based on the example of Moscow oblast. The methodology can be used to solve scientific and practical tasks that require the development of a regional peatland geoin-formation system (GIS) using a common base map. The total area of peatlands and peatbogs is shown to surpass 6% of the oblast territory.