Peat is an important material within water collection basins both for water retention and its controlled release.
Peatland makes up 12% of the total area of the UK but, unfortunately, 80% are in a poor condition. Rezatec, an EO service company, is using the free and open data from Sentinel-1 to derive detailed maps showing the extent and depth of the peat across the moorlands and its condition.
Water companies use these maps to identify where the peat quality is severely degraded to focus their investment where it can have maximum effect to restore the peat progressively to a much better condition.