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Lens for conservation

Easy and affordable tool for remote monitoring of conservation lands

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Trusted by leading conservation organizations

The Nature Conservancy The Trustees of Reservations Natural Lands Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire World Land Trust

Lens has been an absolute game changer for The Trustees to manage our 20,000+ acres of statewide conservation restrictions, alert us to structural & development changes and help improve the focus of boots on the ground visits.

The Trustees of Reservations Sally Naser

The platform has been essential for our stewardship staff and increases our efficiencies for ensuring 100% monitoring. The Upstream staff have been great to work with and are clearly committed to the success of land trusts.

Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire Debbie Goard

Lens has been a game-changer—easy to use, high-quality imagery, and wonderful customer service. Having a reliable, intuitive tool helps us track progress, document success, and make confident, data-driven decisions for the landscapes we steward.

Broad Water Innovations Ben Garden, Stewardship Manager

Easy, accurate, and affordable landscape monitoring for conservation teams

Conservation and environmental protection have never been more important. Lens empowers over 250 conservation organizations monitoring 140+ M acres with high-resolution aerial imagery and cutting edge tools to make informed and timely decisions about the lands they protect, driving impactful outcomes with heightened efficiency.

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An efficient, cost-saving monitoring workflow

Lens was designed to make the best-available data accessible for conservation organizations of any size.

In 2019, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) became a bold early adopter of Lens and together we iterated on a solution that has set new standards for remote monitoring of conserved land.

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57%

TNC Chapters saved 57% of staff time on monitoring using Lens.

28%

TNC had an average of 28% cost savings compared to traditional monitoring practices.


Access high-resolution geospatial data at the lowest market minimums

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