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The Lens team has hit the ground running in 2025 and we've got lots of exciting updates to share from January and February. Everything from new ways to share your work to new a new basemap option is covered below. We can't wait to hear what you love most!
We're thrilled to share a new way to enhance the storytelling of your work. This new iteration of our Share Link feature allows you to easily share information you've saved as a Note with an audience outside of Lens. In the example below, a chart generated in Analysis adds helpful context to truecolor imagery documenting treatment of cheatgrass across four years.
Displaying shaded relief and elevation contours, this new basemap option will make planning for field visits and getting context about an area even easier. We recommend using it in 3D mode and using the '<' keyboard shortcut to decrease the opacity on truecolor imagery to maximize its use.
We’re excited to introduce a brand new analysis tool in Lens that makes it easy to clip and save specific areas within your property where data falls within a chosen range. From the Area in Range chart type in Analysis, quickly view and clip specific areas to document change, streamline reporting, and export geometries for deeper analysis.
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We're happy to provide a new streaming option to easily view ordered imagery in GIS, Landscape, and other platforms. XYZ links are available in the Details pane and can be used to view ordered imagery outside of Lens.
We're excited to offer a new service to supercharge your monitoring capacity and streamline your reporting. Here's how it works:
Simply work with us to identify:
✅ Your area(s) of interest
✅ The specific landscape changes and insights you need
✅ Your preferred reporting cadence (monthly, quarterly, or annually)
Then we'll take it from there. Our team will track, analyze, and deliver actionable reports -- saving you time, effort, and resources while ensuring you stay informed.
Book a meeting today to learn more and receive a pricing estimate.
If you're already well-versed in monitoring with true-color imagery, consider diving even deeper by adding false-color imagery to your toolkit. This blog post is a favorite of ours because it helps demystify how to use false-color imagery to address specific monitoring use-cases like water quality and fire management.
Like what you're reading and want to be more involved? Know someone else who might be? We're hiring for several positions and also have an Open Call for applications if you have something in mind.
This month's newsletter is sent to you, with love, from the Lens team! We’re feeling the love—for our planet, for geospatial data, and for the many awesome organizations using Lens to monitor the places that matter most. We hope you enjoy this image of a mangrove stand in the South Pacific as much as we do! 💚
If you're thinking about tasking imagery this year, now's the perfect time to plan out those capture requests. If you ask us, spring is the best time of year to task imagery in North America because the snow's melted, the leaves haven't popped yet, and shadows aren't significant. Check out our support article for more detailed information about how to task with Lens, or reach out with any questions!
Check out the rest of our knowledge base to learn more about working in Lens, and know that you can always reach us at lens@upstream.tech with any questions
Happy monitoring!
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