October Newsletter: Access to the SkySat Imagery Archive, Dashboard Updates & More

Lens

The latest news from Lens. Questions? Email us at?[email protected] .

The Planet SkySat 0.5m imagery archive is now available in Lens

What's about the size of your refrigerator, orbits Earth at ~17,000mph, and furthers our mission of bringing you as much high-quality imagery as possible in Lens? In case it helps, there's 21 of them and they're about 450km above us...

We're thrilled to offer 50-cm imagery from Planet's SkySat constellation in Lens. This new offering will include new imagery captures as well as Planet's extensive archive of imagery. Like other sub-meter imagery in Lens, it costs 6 cents per acre and you only pay for what you need.

For all current Lens users, SkySat imagery is processing in your Lens account and is available for order! As with all commercial images, be sure to preview images to ensure that the cloud cover, coloration, and exposure for the scene look good before ordering. If you’re not a current user, sign up and start ordering imagery today , or book some time with our team to learn more.

Attach Photos from Notes to your Reports

When generating reports, photos attached to notes will now generate on a subsequent "Attachments" page immediately following the note. Photos now have more space and can be viewed easier, and up to three photos can be attached to a single note. Attached photos are handy for documenting field visits or adding context to an observation. To read more about creating notes, see our support article .

The Latest Datasets in the Lens Library

1. Custom Landcover Data from Impact Observatory. In addition to the free Impact Observatory Landcover dataset, we now offer a premium version with more classifications and the most recent data. Impact Observatory's innovative AI-powered methods categorize land cover into 14 classes, and this custom data can be requested directly through Lens. The data costs $.02/acre, with a minimum spend of $500. The data will include the time period requested and one year prior for baseline comparison. To initiate a data request, head over to your Layers Library where you can click "Request" on the Custom Landcover tile. To learn more about custom LULC data, see our article here .
2. Electric Power Transmission Lines Overlay. This dataset shows transmission lines for the electric power grid within the continental United States. It is provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Geospatial Management Office's Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data portal. This data was last updated in June of 2023.

Exciting Updates to Analyze Area

1. Custom Date Ranges. We've added a custom date range option in Analyze Area, allowing you to manually choose from a range of dates or commonly-used ranges like YTD, past 6 months, past water year, and past summer.
2. Larger Analyze Area graphs. Analyze Area can now be viewed in a larger format with just a click of a button. Simply click the Maximize button in the top right corner of the modal to enter "Big Mode", as it's endearingly called by our staff.
3. Easier Navigation. We've adjusted Analyze Area so that your selection polygon no longer shifts when you navigate around the selected area by using your cursor. You can still edit and move your selection by double clicking the polygon.
4. Updated Controls. The Analyze Area tool has new controls to make it easier to choose between layers, time ranges, and graph types. Speaking of which, have you explored the Area in Range graph type? It's a great way to visualize the areas of a property that have the highest vegetation vigor or highest burn severity, as shown below. Check it out here .

Hot Tip??? from Miles van Blarcum, Lens Customer Success Lead

Want to change your units from acres to hectares? Simply navigate to your name in the top right corner of your Lens account > Settings > Organization. From here you can change the default units for your organization.

HydroForecast

The latest news from HydroForecast. Questions? Email us at:?[email protected] .

USGS National Hydrography Dataset flow lines on the dashboard

Are you ever curious to see the underlying flow network within your basin? We just added a new feature that allows users to view USGS NHD flow lines on the HydroForecast dashboard map! To activate, click the wavy icon in the upper-left corner of the map.

USGS NHD flow lines are only available in the continental US and parts of Canada. If you are not seeing flow lines on your dashboard and would like to see them, please reach out to us at [email protected] and let us know!

Valuing forecast accuracy

We're continuing our work to quantify the value of a more accurate forecast using detailed simulations of reservoirs, turbines and inflows along with an impartial AI agent playing the role of generation scheduler.

If you'd like to learn more or are curious to test this out for your organization, please reach out to us at [email protected] ! Your input will help make these simulations as realistic and useful as possible.

Upstream Tech CTO speaks at 5th annual NOAA AI workshop

Our CTO Alden Keefe Sampson had the pleasure of sharing how we evaluate our streamflow forecasting models at the 5th annual NOAA AI Workshop. The NOAA AI workshop on Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Environmental Sciences took place from September 19-21, 2023, and featured conversations on topics ranging from ethics and risk management to broader discussions. Follow this link if you want to check out Alden’s presentation.

Let's Chat In Person!

We’ll be at the following upcoming conferences. Will we see you there?

• Hydro2023 - Edinburgh, Scotland, October 16-18. Keep an eye out for Devin Copenhaver!
• GreenBiz Verge 2023 - San Jose, California, October 24-26. Check out Carolyn duPont on Thursday's panel session "5 Innovations in Carbon Markets You Need to Know About."
• Bloom 2023 - San Jose, California, October 24-25. Join us at the breakout session "Restoration and Biodiversity Monitoring Tech" with One Tree Planted.

Where on Earth?

The United States has more abandoned mines than any other country, with over 500,000 known and countless mines unrecorded. Check out this abandoned Colorado gold mine , where you can see the iron oxide drainage that polluted the Snake River Watershed for over a century. Thanks to an extensive cleanup effort by the EPA , which you can see in compare mode, iron oxide drainage from this mine has been reduced by over 90 percent.

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Cheers,

The Upstream Tech team