September is flying by as we head into fall, a season that will keep our Lens team busy with conferences, remote monitoring projects, and our annual retreat. Next week you can catch Abby, Alison, Carolyn and Katie at the Land Trust Alliance Rally - we can't wait to connect with our amazing customers who'll be there. We've got more info about opportunities to connect and Lens updates below!
We’re excited to announce a new collection of datasets in the Lens Library covering a range of information including forest landscapes, biodiversity hotspots and terrestrial ecoregions. These datasets may be of particular interest to any of our customers working on land conservation, carbon, and/or biodiversity projects! Check out the full list below, and read more about each dataset by clicking on the tile in the Library:
We're happy to share that you can now add more pages to a report. Is the information you need to share about a property too long to fit on the cover page? No problem! Just add another page and continue working.
We're so excited to share that our peer-to-peer connection program is back! As a Lens user, you have the opportunity to be matched with 2-3 folks from other organizations to connect about how your teams use Lens, your approach to remote monitoring, and any tips and tricks you may have to share ✨
Here’s what you can expect:
Abby, Alison, Carolyn and Katie will be at LTA Rally this year and would love to connect with you! You can find us at Booth 11, located on the 5th floor of the RI Convention Center in downtown Providence. Stop by and say hi, and check out our post-conference webinar to learn more about how land trusts can use Lens to improve their monitoring processes.
Whether you're concerned about trail damage from past floods, planning a field visit and want to avoid muddy or flooded conditions, or monitoring beaver activity, Lookout can help you stay aware of what’s happening on your property. This blog post walks you through everything you need to know about using Lookouts for monitoring flooding!
Know an organization that might be interested in signing up for Lens? Refer them to us, and if they sign up by the end of this year you'll each receive $250 in account credit! Account credit never expires and is put towards your next imagery order or contract renewal, whichever arrives first.
The Details:
Like what you're reading and want to be more involved? Know someone else who might be? We're hiring for several positions, including two new early career positions that opened this week: Marketing Coordinator and Business Operations Coordinator.
Did you know that high resolution true color imagery can be used to monitor changes in coastal areas? In the example below sea lettuce is visible in bright green on the mud flats at low tide, and clam beds are visible in the south western section. Click on the image below to use the interactive share link to explore the property!
Are you working through your to-do list for monitoring properties remotely? As we approach fall, guarantee imagery coverage before any snowfall occurs by using the tasking estimator tool in Lens. Tasking allows you to request imagery captures for your properties within a certain time frame, giving you control over the imagery availability to meet your remote monitoring needs.
Tasking is available with Standard and Enterprise plans.
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!
Alison & the Lens Team
