Thanks for checking out this month’s edition of our Lens newsletter. See the highlights here and scroll on for all the details!
- 🗞️ What's new: New data layers in Lens!
- 👩🏫 Education: How the Forest Society uses tasking to scale stewardship
- 🗓️ Events: Catch the team later this month at EMC!
- 🌸 Where on Earth: Cherry blossoms in bloom at Branch Brook Park
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What's new
The team has been busy this month adding valuable datasets to Lens! Check out our recent post on land cover and vegetation datasets.
And that's not all! We've added nearly a dozen more new datasets and layers to Lens Library, including:
🌱 Cheatgrass layer
The USGS Cheatgrass dataset provides annual fractional percent cover estimates of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) across the western United States sagebrush biome at 30m resolution.
🛠️ Fractional Impervious Surface layer
The Annual NLCD Fractional Impervious Surface dataset provides the fractional surface area of each pixel that is covered with impervious surfaces such as pavement, concrete, or rooftops.
🌳 ESA Biomass layer
ESA's Climate Change Initiative (CCI) Biomass project provides global data on above-ground biomass of woody vegetation for 2007, 2010, and annually from 2015-2022 at a 100m resolution.
Education
📖 How the Forest Society uses satellite tasking to scale their stewardship
Check out our new blog highlighting how the Forest Society leverages satellite tasking with Lens to monitor 136,000 acres over 800+ properties.
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💻 Log in, start monitoring
Check out our new blog on how Washington County's assessor used Lens to identify over $3 million in new assessed value, boosting ROI, reducing field visits, and improving workflows.
🎥 Remote monitoring for African conservation
Catch the recording of our recent webinar about how African organizations protect ecosystems, manage resources, and track progress toward restoration goals.
Upcoming conference
👋 Catch Eve and Miles at EMC in April
We're thrilled to be presenting at this year's conference! Join us for our lightning round talk on Thursday, April 30 from 10:15 – 11:15 AM — AI + High-res Imagery: An Exciting Year of Breakthroughs in Automated Monitoring. (Session 38: Tech Connect – Lightning Rounds)
Where on Earth?
Essex County Branch Brook Park has the largest and most varied collection of Japanese Flowering Cherry Blossom trees in the United States. With 5,300 trees in 18 varieties in the park, we hoped we could find satellite imagery captured at just the right moment to highlight these blooms. This image was captured during peak bloom week in 2025. Explore more of the park in high-res satellite imagery.
© USDA NAIP 2023 & Airbus DS, France 2025
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Happy monitoring!
- The Lens Team
