Dr. John Connolly

• Tanneberger, F., Tegetmeyer, C., Busse, S., Barthelmes, A. and 55 others , The peatland map of Europe., Mires and Peat, 19, (22), 2017, p1 - 17Journal Article, 2017, URL
• Budiman Minasny, Örjan Berglund, John Connolly, Carolyn Hedley, Folkert de Vries, Alessandro Gimona, Bas Kempen, Darren Kidd, Harry Lilja, Brendan Malone, Alex McBratney, Pierre Roudier, Sharon O'Rourke, José Padarian, Laura Poggio, Alexandre ten Caten, Daniel Thompson, Clint Tuve, Wirastuti Widyatmant , Digital Mapping of Peatlands, Earth Science Reviews, 196, 2019Journal Article, 2019, URL
• Connolly, J. , Mapping Land use on Irish peatlands using medium resolution satellite imagery, Irish Geography, 51, (2), 2018Journal Article, 2018, URL , TARA - Full Text
• Connolly, J. and Holden, N. M. , Detecting drains on a blanket bog using object based image analysis and very high resolution satellite imagery, Carbon Balance and Management, 12, (7), 2017Journal Article, 2017
• O' Connell. J, Connolly. J and Holden. N. , A monitoring protocol for vegetation change on Irish peatlands and heaths, Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 31, 2014, p130 - 142Journal Article, 2014
• Connolly J., Holden N.M., Mapping peatland disturbance in Ireland: An object oriented approach, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 8174, 2011Journal Article, 2011, DOI
• Connolly J., Holden N.M., Object oriented classification of disturbance on raised bogs in the Irish Midlands using medium- and high-resolution satellite imagery, Irish Geography, 44, (1), 2011, p111 - 135, p111-135Journal Article, 2011, DOI
• Holden N.M., Connolly J., Estimating the carbon stock of a blanket peat region using a peat depth inference model, Catena, 86, (2), 2011, p75 - 85, p75-85Journal Article, 2011
• Connolly J., Holden N.M., Mapping peat soils in Ireland: Updating the derived Irish peat map, Irish Geography, 42, (3), 2009, p343 - 352, p343-352Journal Article, 2009, DOI
• Connolly J., Holden N.M., Connolly J., Seaquist J.W., Ward S.M., Detecting recent disturbance on montane blanket bogs in the wicklow mountains, Ireland using the MODIS enhanced vegetation index, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32, (9), 2011, p2377 - 2393, p2377-2393Journal Article, 2011, DOI
• Connolly J., Holden N.M., Classification of peatland disturbance, Land Degradation and Development, 24, (6), 2013, p548 - 555, p548-555Journal Article, 2013, DOI
• O'Connell J., Connolly J., Vermote E.F., Holden N.M., Radiometric normalization for change detection in peatlands: A modified temporal invariant cluster approach, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 34, (8), 2013, p2905 - 2924, p2905-2924Journal Article, 2013, DOI
• Connell J.O., Connolly J., Holden N.M., A multispectral multiplatform based change detection tool for vegetation disturbance on Irish peatlands, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 8174, 2011Journal Article, 2011, DOI
• Connolly J., Roulet N.T., Seaquist J.W., Holden N.M., Lafleur P.M., Humphreys E.R., Heumann B.W., Ward S.M., Using MODIS derived fPAR with ground based flux tower measurements to derive the light use efficiency for two Canadian peatlands, Biogeosciences, 6, (2), 2009, p225 - 234, p225-234Journal Article, 2009, DOI
• Connolly J., Holden N.M., Ward S.M., Mapping peatlands in Ireland using a rule-based methodology and digital data, Soil Science Society of America Journal, 71, (2), 2007, p492 - 499, p492-499Journal Article, 2007, DOI
• David Olefeldt1, MiDavid Olefeldt, Mikael Hovemyr, McKenzie A. Kuhn, David Bastviken, Theodore J. Bohn, John Connolly, Patrick Crill, Eugénie S. Euskirchen, Sarah A. Finkelstein, Hélène Genet, Guido Grosse, Lorna I. Harris, Liam Heffernan, Manuel Helbig, Gustaf Hugelius, Ryan Hutchins, Sari Juutinen, Mark J. Lara, Avni Malhotra, Kristen Manies, A. David McGuire, Susan M. Natali, Jonathan A. O'Donnell, Frans-Jan W. Parmentier, Aleksi Räsänen, Christina Schädel, Oliver Sonnentag, Maria Strack, Suzanne Tank, Claire Treat, Ruth K. Varner, Tarmo Virtanen, Rebecca K. Warren, and Jennifer D. Wattskael Hovemyr2, McKenzie A. Kuhn1, David Bastviken3, Theodore J. Bohn4, John Connolly5, Patrick Crill6, Eugénie S. Euskirchen7,8, Sarah A. Finkelstein9, Hélène Genet8, Guido Grosse10,11, Lorna I. Harris1, Liam Heffernan12, Manuel Helbig13, Gustaf Hugelius2,14, Ryan Hutchins15, Sari Juutinen16, Mark J. Lara17,18, Avni Malhotra19, Kristen Manies20, A. David McGuire8, Susan M. Natali21, Jonathan A. O'Donnell22, Frans-Jan W. Parmentier23,24, Aleksi Räsänen25, Christina Schädel26, Oliver Sonnentag27, Maria Strack28, Suzanne Tank29, Claire Treat10, Ruth K. Varner2,30, Tarmo Virtanen25, Rebecca K. Warren31, and Jennifer D. Watts2, The Boreal-Arctic Wetland and Lake Dataset (BAWLD), Earth System Science Data, doi.org/10.5194/essd, 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI
• Jianghua Wu* , Matthias Peichl, Junwei Luan, John Connolly and Ligang Xu, Editorial: Wetland Ecology and Biogeochemistry Under Natural and Human Disturbances, Front. Earth Sci. - Biogeoscience, 2021Journal Article, 2021
• Islam, M. T., Bradley, A. V., Sowter, A., Andersen, R., Marshall, C., Long, M., Bourke, M. C., Connolly, J., and Large, D. J., , Use of APSIS-InSAR measures of the range of vertical surface motion to improve hazard assessment of peat landslides, Mires and Peat, 2022Journal Article, 2022, URL
• David Olefeldt, Mikael Hovemyr, McKenzie A. Kuhn, David Bastviken, Theodore J. Bohn, John Connolly, Patrick Crill, Eugénie S. Euskirchen, Sarah A. Finkelstein, Hélène Genet, Guido Grosse, Lorna I. Harris, Liam Heffernan, Manuel Helbig, Gustaf Hugelius, Ryan Hutchins, Sari Juutinen, Mark J. Lara, Avni Malhotra, Kristen Manies, A. David McGuire, Susan M. Natali, Jonathan A. O'Donnell, Frans-Jan W. Parmentier, Aleksi Räsänen, Christina Schädel, Oliver Sonnentag, Maria Strack, Suzanne Tank, Claire Treat, Ruth K. Varner, Tarmo Virtanen, Rebecca K. Warren, Jennifer D. Watts, The Boreal-Arctic Wetland and Lake Dataset (BAWLD), 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI
• David Olefeldt, Mikael Hovemyr, McKenzie A. Kuhn, David Bastviken, Theodore J. Bohn, John Connolly, Patrick Crill, Eugénie S. Euskirchen, Sarah A. Finkelstein, Hélène Genet, Guido Grosse, Lorna I. Harris, Liam Heffernan, Manuel Helbig, Gustaf Hugelius, Ryan Hutchins, Sari Juutinen, Mark J. Lara, Avni Malhotra, Kristen Manies, A. David McGuire, Susan M. Natali, Jonathan A. O'Donnell, Frans-Jan W. Parmentier, Aleksi Räsänen, Christina Schädel, Oliver Sonnentag, Maria Strack, Suzanne Tank, Claire Treat, Ruth K. Varner, Tarmo Virtanen, Rebecca K. Warren, Jennifer D. Watts, Supplementary material to "The Boreal-Arctic Wetland and Lake Dataset (BAWLD)", 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI
• J. Connolly, N. M. Holden, Detecting peatland drains with Object Based Image Analysis and Geoeye-1 imagery, Carbon Balance and Management, 12, (1), 2017Journal Article, 2017, DOI
• Connolly, J., Holden, N. M., CLASSIFICATION OF PEATLAND DISTURBANCE, Land Degradation & Development, 24, (6), 2011, p548-555Journal Article, 2011, DOI
• UNEP, Global Peatlands Assessment " The State of the World"s Peatlands: Evidence for action toward the conservation, restoration, and sustainable management of peatlands, UNEP, November, 2022Report, 2022
• Ingle, Ruchita; Bhatnagar, Saheba; Ghosh, Bidisha; Gill, Laurence; regan, Shane; Connolly, John; Saunders, Matthew , A new hybrid index to estimate gross primary productivity of peatlands under variable climatic conditions. , Remote Sensing, 15, (6), 2023, p1673-Journal Article, 2023, URL
• Cruz, Charmaine; O'Connell, Jerome; McGuinness, Kevin; Martin, James; Perrin, Philip; Connolly, John , Assessing the effectiveness of UAV data to accurately map coastal dune habitats, European Journal of Remote Sensing, 56, (1), 2023Journal Article, 2023
• Ruchita Ingle, Saheba Bhatnagar, Bidisha Ghosh, Laurence Gill, Shane Regan, John Connolly and Matthew Saunders, Development of Hybrid Models to Estimate Gross Primary Productivity at a Near-Natural Peatland Using Sentinel 2 Data and a Light Use Efficiency Model, Remote Sensing, 15, 2023, p1673-Journal Article, 2023, URL , TARA - Full Text
• Ruchita Ingle, Wahaj Habib, John Connolly, Mark McCorry, Stephen Barry & Matthew Saunders, Upscaling methane fluxes from peatlands across a drainage gradient in Ireland using PlanetScope imagery and machine learning tools., Nature Scientific Reports, 13, (11997), 2023Journal Article, 2023
• Connolly, J., Using geospatial technology to aid the assessment of peatland extent, condition, and carbon stock, OECD workshop on Peatlands for climate change mitigation in agriculture, Aarhus University, October 4th and 5th, 2022Oral Presentation, 2022
• Habib, W. and Connolly, J., A national-scale assessment of management activities in Peatlands between 1989 " 2020 using Landsat data and Google Earth Engine " a case study of Ireland. , Regional Environmental Change, 2023Journal Article, 2023
• Junbin Zhao, Simon Weldon, Alexandra Barthelmes, Erin Swails, Kristell Hergoualc'h, Ülo Mander, Chunjing Qiu, John Connolly, Whendee L. Silver, David Campbell, Global observation gaps of peatland greenhouse gas balances " needs and obstacles, 2023Journal Article, 2023
• Cruz, C., McGuinness, K., Perrin, P. M., O"Connell, J., Martin, J. R. and J. Connolly., Improving the mapping of coastal invasive species using UAV imagery and deep learning, International Journal of Remote Sensing , 44, (18), 2023Journal Article, 2023
• Finnan, J.M., Styles, D.F., Fitzgerald, J., Connolly, J. and Donnelly, A. , Using a strategic environmental assessment framework to quantify the environmental impact of energy plans., Global Change Biology Bioenergy, 2011Journal Article, 2011

• Pilant, Andrew; Moeller, Iris; Connolly, John , Time-lapse animations of Sentinel satellite radar and infrared imagery: easy tools for visualizing and mapping Ireland"s dynamic landscapes and coasts through time, Conference of Irish Geographers, Wexford, Ireland, 2023Oral Presentation
• Connolly, J. , Earth Observation and Net Ecosystem Exchange across the Arctic: The PANEEx Project, Arctic Circle conference, Reykjavik, Iceland, October 12th to 16th, 2022Oral Presentation
• Gilet L. and Connolly J., Towards a new update of the Derived Irish Peat Map., Conference of Irish Geographers, Limerick, May 18-20, 2022Oral Presentation
• John Connolly, Mapping Peatlands in Ireland, The Peatlands Gathering, Online, 7th Oct., 2021Oral Presentation
• John Connolly, Mapping Peatlands in Ireland, COP26, Scotland, Oct/Nov, 2021Oral Presentation
• John Connolly, Mapping and characterization of a peat slide even in Ireland in June 2020, 2021 Mer Bleue and Beyond Virtual Symposium, Canada, 19th May, 2021Oral Presentation
• John Connolly, Peatland Policy updates: Ireland., Griefswald mire centre, 17th MAy, 2021Oral Presentation
• John Connolly, Remote Sensing of Peatlands, PeatMap,, McGill University, Canada, 4th Feb, 2021Oral Presentation
• Connolly, J., Habib, W., Cruz, C., Gilet, L., A multi-scale geospatial assessment of peatlands in Ireland., Teagasc Grassland Peat Agriculture Workshop, Gurteen College, Co. Tipp, 10th May, 2023Oral Presentation
• Connolly, J., Habib, W., Cruz, C., Gilet, L., A multi-scale geospatial assessment of peatlands in Ireland, EPA Johnstown, 4th May 2023, 2023Oral Presentation
• Connolly, J., Habib, W., Cruz, C., Gilet, L. , RePEAT, SmartBog, iHabimap presentation to Teagasc team, TEagasc Stakeholder meeting, Portlaoise, June, 2022Oral Presentation
• Connolly, J., Habib, W., and Cruz, C. , Remote sensing, GIS mapping and Monitoring in the Irish Landscape, NPWS stakeholder meeting, Online, 26th January, 2022Oral Presentation
• Connolly, J., Habib, W., and Cruz, C., Remote sensing, GIS mapping and Monitoring in the Irish Landscape, NPWS Lunchtime Seminar Series, Online, 7th December, 2021Oral Presentation
• Connolly, J. , Geospatial assessment of land use and degradation of Irish peatlands., . Ecology, Evolution and the Environment Seminar Series, TCD, 17th Septebmer, 2021Oral Presentation
• John Connolly, Remote Sensing and Peatlands, `, Trinity Wetland Group, 20th January, 2021Oral Presentation
• John Connolly, A bird"s eye view: Landscape carbon dynamics, peatlands and land use through space and time, TCD Geography Seminar Series, 2nd December, 2020Oral Presentation
• John Connolly, SmartBog: Identifying and mapping peatland drains in Ireland, UCD School of Geography Autumn Seminar Series, Online (UCD), 22nd October , 2020Oral Presentation
• John Connolly, Geospatial analysis of the Shass mountain mass movement: Some geomorphological observations, Shass mountain landslide workshop. , Online, 10th November, 2020Oral Presentation
• Gilet, L., Morley, T., Flynn, R., Connolly, J., Hidden and shallow peat in the new Irish Peat Soils Map, Environ 2024, outheast Technological University, Waterford, Ireland, March 25-27, 2024., 2024Oral Presentation
• Habib, W. and Connolly, J., Multi-spatial-temporal remote sensing and machine learning for mapping land use on peatland in Ireland, 35th International Geographical Congress, Dublin, 24th to 30th August, 2024Oral Presentation
• Sabokrouhiyeh, N.; van der Velde, Y.; Connolly, J.; Kettridge, N., Irish Peatland Resilience and Presence Across National Climate Gradients, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 2024Oral Presentation
• Ingle, R. Habib, Wahaj; Connolly, John, McCorry, Mark, Barry, Stephen and Saunders, Matthew, A simple approach to upscale methane emissions from peatlands using Planetscope satellite data and machine learning algorithm, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 2024Oral Presentation
• Cruz, C., O'Connell, J., Martin, J., Perrin, P. & Connolly, J., Drones and machine learning for habitat monitorin, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 2024Oral Presentation
• Habib, W. and Connolly, J., Satellite-driven model to upscale Irish CO2 Net Ecosystem Exchange (ICONEEx)., EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 2024Oral Presentation
• O'Leary, D; Connolly, J., Gilet, L., Tuohy, P., Hodgson, J., Daly, E., Identifying the Transition Zone between Peat and Mineral Soils Using Airborne Radiometric Data: a national scale case study from Ireland, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 2024Oral Presentation
• Habib, W. and Connolly, J., Automated Mapping of Artificial Drainage in Peatlands Using Deep Learning and Very High-Resolution Aerial Imagery, EGU General Assembly,, Vienna, Austria, 2024Oral Presentation
• O'Leary, D; Connolly, J., Gilet, L., Tuohy, P., Hodgson, J., Daly, E, Identifying the Transition Zone between Peat and Non-Peat Soils Using Airborne Radiometric Data, IQUA Autumn Symposium, , Dublin, 2024Oral Presentation
• Habib, W. and Connolly, J., From pixels to peat: Discerning management practices and their implications in peatlands using machine learning and multi-temporal spatial remote sensing, Royal Geographical Society (RGS-IBG) Annual International Conference, London, UK, 29th to 1st Septembe, 2023Oral Presentation
• Coleman, L., Gilet, L., Connolly, J., Coleman, L., Morley, T., Bruisch, K. and Toomey, L., Introduction to the RePEAT Project: A modern resurvey of mapped Irish peatlands to refine assessment of land use change and progress greenhouse gas removal and emissions inventories, CIG2023, Wexford, 2023Oral Presentation
• Gilet, L., Connolly, J., Coleman, L., Morley, T., Bruisch, K. and Toomey, L., New avenues for refining the mapping of Irish peat soils, iCRAG workshop, Abbeyleix, Ireland, 2023Oral Presentation
• Gilet L., Connolly, J., Coleman L., Morley T., Bruisch K., Toomey L. and Ó Giobúin P., ). RePEAT project - New avenues for refining the mapping of Irish peat soils, McGill University, PeatMeet, Online, 30 March, 2023Oral Presentation
• O'Leary, D; Connolly, J., Gilet, L., Hodgson, J., Daly, E., Using Tellus Airborne Radiometric data to update the national peatland map in Ireland, IGRM23, Belfast, , 03rd - 05th March, 2023Oral Presentation
• Habib, W. and Connolly, J., Mapping drains using deep learning techniques, Ditch Science Workshop, University of Liverpool, 7-9th March, 2023Oral Presentation
• Gilet, L., Connolly, J., Coleman, L., Morley, T., Bruisch, K. and Toomey, L., New avenues for refining the mapping of Irish peat soils., ICRAG Workshop, Abbeyleix, 21 Feb, 2023Oral Presentation
• Habib, W., Ruchita, I., Saunders, M., & Connolly, J., Mapping vegetation communities across a drainage gradient in Irish raised bogs using PlanetScope Imagery, 14th Irish Earth Observation Symposium, TUD, 3-4th November, 2022Oral Presentation
• Gilet, L., Connolly, J. Morley, T., Coleman, L., Bruisch, K. and Toomey, L., Extracting information from the historical Bog Commission Maps with image classification tools., 14th Irish Earth Observation Symposium, Technological University, Dublin, 3-4 November, 2022Oral Presentation
• Cruz, C., O"Connell, J., McGuiness, K., Martin, J., Perrin, P. & Connolly, J., Drones and Machine Learning for accurate and fine-grained mapping of Irish habitat types, 14th Irish Earth Observation Symposium., Technological University Dublin, 3 " 4 November, 2022Oral Presentation
• O'Connell, J., Chavan, C., Cruz, C., Connolly, J., McGuinness, K., Martin, J., Perrin, P., ). Challenges in the use of EO and machine learning in the monitoring of natural habitats, 14th Irish Earth Observation Symposium., Technological University Dublin, 3 " 4 November, 2022Oral Presentation
• Sam P. Belton, Erica Fox, John Connolly, Colin T. Kelleher., GeneNet: mapping the genetics of Ireland"s native forests in a European context, 3rd Ecology and Evolution Ireland Conference, 7-8th January, 2021Oral Presentation

• Title

  Assessing & monitoring vegetation disturbance on Irish peatlands using satellite imagery
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  EPA
  Date From

  2007
  Date To

  2010
• Title

  Habitat Mapping, Monitoring and Assessment using High-Resolution Imagery
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  EPA
  Date From

  2019
  Date To

  2023
• Title

  Satellite-driven model to upscale Irish CO2 Net Ecosystem Exchange (ICONEEx).
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  EPA
  Date From

  May 2023
  Date To

  April 2026
• Title

  Tellus Peatmap
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  GSI
• Title

  Remote sensing of grasslands for evaluating compliance with key environmental legislation.
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  EPA
  Date From

  2009
  Date To

  20012
• Title

  GENENET
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  DAFM
  Date From

  2020
  Date To

  2022
• Title

  Irish Peatland Resilience
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  EPA
  Date From

  01-01-2022
  Date To

  31-12-2023
• Title

  Pan-Arctic Net Ecosystem Exchange
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  Google Earth Engine Research Award
  Date From

  2015
  Date To

  2016
• Title

  RePEAT- A Modern Resurvey of Mapped Irish Peatlands to Refine Assessment of Land Use Change and Progress Greenhouse Gas Removal and Emissions Inventories
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  DAFM
  Date From

  01-09-2021
  Date To

  31-08-2024
• Title

  SolarMap
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  SFI
  Date From

  2020
  Date To

  2021
• Title

  Mire Ecosystem Transition Area Flux (METAflux).
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  FP7 People Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship
• Title

  Smart observation of management impacts on peatlands function (SmartBog)
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  EPA
  Date From

  2019
  Date To

  2024
• Title

  Identification, mapping, assessment and quantification of the effects disturbance on the peat soil C stock in Ireland
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  EPA
  Date From

  2008
  Date To

  2011

Carbon capture and Storage, Biodiversity, Computer science - Information Systems, Physical Geography and geosciences, Computer science - Graphics, visualisation and imaging science, Environmental Sciences including Marine, Solar Energy, Environment (incl.) Climate Change, Climate Research including Marine Climate Change & Oceanography, Photonics, sensing and imaging, Soils and Land Use, Computer science - Remote sensing,

• Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) 2023
• American Geosciences Union 2014
• Irish Geomorphological Society (IGGY) 2023
• International Peatland Society (IPS) 2024
• European Geosciences Union 2024
• Geographical Society of Ireland (GSI) 2024
• Geomorphological Association of Ireland 2024

• Invited reviewer - Frontiers in Earth Science 2022
• Invited Reviewer - Biogeosciences 2022
• Invited to be a Steering Committee member for Peatland Finance Ireland 2023
• Member of Editorial Board for Frontiers in Earth Science 2019
• Invited to be an external PhD examiner for Dept. of Geography at Maynooth University 2024
• Invited Reviewer - Journal of Hydrology 2022
• Treasurer of the Geomorphological Association of Ireland 2021 to present
• Journal Reviewer - Geoderma 2021
• Invited member of scientific advisory board for CSO Ecosystem Extent Accounts committee and the CSO Expert Group on Global Climate Regulation 2023
• Invitation to be External Examiner for PhD student at the University of the Highlands and Islands 2021
• Invited to join a OPW hiring Board for a GIS Grade 2 position. 2024