Public methods
Lake Capture 50 cm
Lake Pulse reports measurements. It does not score, rate, rank or forecast lakes or properties.
What it measures
What you get & how it's made
2 parameters · On-demand high-resolution satellite capture
- Value type
- Not published
| Index layer | What's reported |
|---|---|
| 50 cm capture | Dated image of your polygon, under 15% cloud |
| Boathouse mark-up | Visible surface scum, sediment plumes, floating and emergent vegetation, shoreline features |
- 50 cm capture
- What's reported:
- Dated image of your polygon, under 15% cloud
- Boathouse mark-up
- What's reported:
- Visible surface scum, sediment plumes, floating and emergent vegetation, shoreline features
You get
- Dated 50 cm capture with Boathouse mark-up, in your lake portal
- Dated summary in Documents & Reports
How it's produced
- Test type
- On-demand high-resolution satellite capture
- Source
- SkySat high-resolution satellite tasking
- Resolution
- 50 cm
- Minimum lake size
- Any size; each capture covers up to about 6,200 acres
- Processed by
- Lake Pulse Boathouse, visual interpretation
- Delivery
- Within 2 business days of collection
How (lab/instrument, method)
- Source
- SkySat high-resolution satellite tasking
- Resolution
- 50 cm
- Minimum lake size
- Any size; each capture covers up to about 6,200 acres
- Processed by
- Lake Pulse Boathouse, visual interpretation
- Delivery
- Within 2 business days of collection
Limits (MDL/RL, resolution, interval)
Published limits appear with their parameters in the measurement box above. Unspecified detection limits, reporting limits, resolution, and reading intervals are not inferred.
Value type
Not supplied in the product's published methods.
What it can and can't tell you
Every capture shows the date and time it was collected. A capture records what was visible from above at that moment, under that day's light, clarity and weather; it is not a trend. Mapped extents are interpretations of the imagery. Submerged vegetation is visible only in clear, shallow water, and plant identifications should be confirmed in the field before any treatment decision. A capture cannot identify an organism, a toxin, or a pollutant, and the absence of a visible bloom does not mean the water is safe. Results can help you make decisions about safe swimming, but are not definitive for every place and time, and it is always good practice to check posted signs and your state or local health authorities.
How the baseline works
Satellite signals are relative to this area's own baseline, not a concentration or a lake rating. The baseline period, processing method and assumptions must be stated in the published product methods. Where these details are not supplied above, they have not been published here.
Version and last updated date
- Methods version
- Not supplied in the product's published methods.
- Last updated
- Not supplied in the product's published methods.
