PlantCheck
Turnaround: Kits ship after checkout. Photo identifications are returned within 5 business days of receiving your email. eDNA results post as the lab completes its analysis.
$1,100
Bundles
LotCheck
Know the water before you sign.
$1,000
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Overview
LotCheck is a confidential satellite record of the water in front of and around a lakefront lot you are thinking of buying. Enter the address and the lot, parcel, or plat number. Lake Pulse builds the record from years of public satellite data and emails the report directly to you.
The report shows how that part of the lake has behaved over time. It covers how often the water greens up in summer, how often it runs muddy after storms, how far it pulls back in dry years, and how much plant growth sits along the shore. It also includes the most recent public high-resolution aerial image of the lot and the water.
There is no lab testing, no site visit, and no need to ask the lake community or the neighbors. The report goes to your inbox only. It is never posted to a lake portal and never shared with the lake community.
LotCheck reads impairment signals from above. It does not detect specific pollutants or species, and it is not an inspection or a disclosure. Order it once you have a specific lot in view, before you make an offer or during due diligence. Use it to decide what to ask and what to test before you close.
What you get & how it's made
2 components
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| 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
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- Most recent public high-resolution aerial image of the lot and lake
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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
Product category
- CombinationKit with multiple items
- Availability
- Shipping
Flat-rate to your front door. Shipping details
- SKU
LP-BH-BUNDLE-009
Turnaround
Emailed within one business day of your order.
What problem does this solve for our lake?
- What has the water in front of this lot done, season after season, before I own it?
- Most lakefront buyers learn about the water after closing. Before closing, the options are awkward. You can ask the lake community or the neighbors, which signals your interest and returns anecdote. Or you can test the water, which needs access to a shoreline you don't own yet. LotCheck gives you a private, dated record of that part of the lake, built from public satellite data. You don't have to ask anyone or set foot on the lot.
What's included
Satellite bloom-signal, sediment, and water-extent history for the water in front of the lot
Satellite imagery (Sentinel-2, Landsat for earlier years), processed by Lake Pulse; aerial base image from NAIP
Most recent public high-resolution aerial image of the lot and lake
Satellite imagery (Sentinel-2, Landsat for earlier years), processed by Lake Pulse; aerial base image from NAIP
- Delivered as one confidential PDF report by email. Not shown in the Portal.
See each product for methods, detection limits, and turnaround.
What's not included
- Detection of specific pollutants, toxins, bacteria, or species. Satellite data shows impairment signals, such as algae growth and sediment, that can point to other issues. It does not identify those issues.
- Reliable readings in the first ~30 meters from shore. Satellite pixels there mix land and water. That strip is often where shoreline scum and weed growth concentrate.
- Conditions below the surface. Satellite data reads the water surface only.
- A score, grade, or ranking. LotCheck reports the record. It does not rate the lot or the lake.
- Comparisons between lots or lakes. Each report covers one lot.
- Private data. LotCheck uses only public, freely available data. It never includes monitoring data held by the lake community or by any Lake Pulse subscriber.
- An inspection, appraisal, or disclosure. LotCheck is not a property inspection, not a seller disclosure, and not a determination that the water is fit for any use.
- Lab results from the water at the lot. Add the LotCheck Ground-Truth Kit ($250) for a basic chemistry and bacteria test from the water in front of the lot, returned with your report and kept just as confidential.
Requirements
- A Lake Pulse account at any tier, from free Member to Lake Admin
- The lot's street address and its lot, parcel, or plat number
- Confirmation of the lot's location on a map when you order
- A lot that fronts or sits near open water large enough to read from satellite. If the water in front of the lot is too small or narrow, the report says so and uses the nearest readable open water instead.
- Questions about a specific lot before you order? Contact the Boathouse.
What you get back
Results
- A confidential PDF report, emailed to the address on your order. It is not posted to any lake portal, and Lake Pulse does not share it with the lake community, the neighbors, or other subscribers, except as required by law. Findings are reported as observed patterns and relative signals, not measured concentrations. Every finding is dated and every method is shown, so you, your agent, or your advisor can check the work.
Pro tips
- Order before you make an offer. The record tells you which questions are worth asking during due diligence.
- Read the lake comparison first. Coves and bays often behave differently from the main basin, and that difference comes with the lot.
- Read the water-extent section with a dock in mind. Water that looks deep in spring can be mud in a dry August.
- Treat a strong bloom history as a reason to test, not a verdict. After closing, or with the seller's permission, a lab algal toxin test at the shoreline confirms what the satellite suggests. A Lake Census eDNA survey shows what is living in the water.
- Check the image date. Public high-resolution imagery is refreshed every few years, so recent shoreline changes may not appear yet.
- Once you own the lot, join the lake on Lake Pulse. The record continues from there.
Kept separate from your Portal
Delivered by confidential email only. Never shared in the Portal.
This product's deliverable does not sync with your Portal, so you can understand the property's history confidentially. All data used, without exception, is already in the public domain.
About these results
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.
Questions on this?
Our team can explain LotCheck, its public-data sources, or what to expect from your confidential deliverable.
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