Public methods
LotCheck
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 components
- Value type
- Not published
| Component | Learn more |
|---|---|
| Satellite bloom-signal, sediment, and water-extent history for the water in front of the lot | |
| Most recent public high-resolution aerial image of the lot and lake |
- Satellite bloom-signal, sediment, and water-extent history for the water in front of the lot
- Learn more:
- Most recent public high-resolution aerial image of the lot and lake
- Learn more:
You get
- One confidential PDF report for one lot, emailed to you (not shown in the Portal)
- Satellite bloom-signal, sediment, and water-extent history for the water in front of the lot
- Most recent public high-resolution aerial image of the lot and lake
How (lab/instrument, method)
Not supplied in the product's published methods.
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 image shows the date it was captured. Satellite products are derived from reflected light recorded as a satellite passes over your lake. Values are relative indices, not laboratory concentrations, and cannot identify an organism, a toxin, or a pollutant. Cloud, haze, sun glint, shallow water, and shoreline effects can distort or hide the signal, and small lakes, narrow arms, and coves may fall below the image resolution. Conditions can change within hours of a pass. The absence of a detected bloom does not mean the water is safe. Results can help you make decisions about safe swimming and water use, but no result is definitive for every place and time. It is always good practice to check posted signs and your state or local health authorities. LotCheck repackages publicly available data for one lot. It is not a property inspection, an environmental assessment, or a disclosure, and it cannot identify specific pollutants or species.
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.
