As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance security and improve user experience, BioBasemaps.com will be updating its sign-up and sign-in process. These changes took effect on October 22nd, 2024. Existine customers should follow the steps outlined here to log in and merge their trips/merges into the new accounts.
Tips and Tricks – Optimizing GPS Heading for Accurate Data and Side-Scan Imagery
Optimizing GPS Heading for Accurate Data
“Discover how the correct heading of your portable GPS puck in the BioBase portable kit can dramatically impact the accuracy of your maps and data outcomes. In this tutorial, we guide you through the importance of proper alignment and demonstrate the effects of incorrect positioning on your aquatic habitat maps. Perfect for aquatic habitat managers and anyone using the BioBase portable kit, this video ensures you get the most precise data from your GPS setup. Watch now to optimize your mapping accuracy!”
For more tips and tricks or how to use BioBase visit our support resources page, or other tips and tricks like Tips and Tricks – Upload Trips Remotely
Mapping Is Managing Part 2 : Water Resource Management
Mapping is Managing Part 2: Water Resource Management
Continuing our exploration in the “Mapping is Managing” series, we turn our attention to the the pricelessness of freshwater and the pivotal role mapping plays in ensuring its effective management.
Reservoirs and Conduits of Freshwater
Lakes and other natural and artificial waterways, beyond their scenic beauty and ecological importance, function as vital reservoirs of freshwater. Their significance extends far beyond providing postcard-perfect landscapes; they are lifelines for communities, supporting diverse needs such as drinking water, irrigation, and industrial processes. The challenge lies in managing this precious resource efficiently. The Central Arizona Project demonstrates a perfect example of how rapid mapping with BioBase technology helps deliver life-blood water to a city in the desert of Arizona
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BioBase Announcements and Events
BioBase Announcements and Events
Stay up to date on important announcements from BioBase including partnerships, major feature releases, webinars, training, and the BioBase Traveling Road Show!
Mapping Remote Wilderness Lakes with BioBase
BioBase has become famous for its capability to easily map almost any type of waterbody with very little know-how and hardly any equipment. One of the applications that strikes at the core of any explorer is literally mapping uncharted waters. There should be no reason now why we know more about the surface of the moon than we do about the globe’s underwater environments!
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Mapping Is Managing Series Part 1: The Power of BioBase
Mapping is Managing: The Power of BioBase in Environmental Stewardship
At the heart of environmental conservation lies the principle that effective management starts with accurate mapping. BioBase is at the forefront of this movement, providing cutting-edge solutions for various ecological challenges. Let’s dive into the critical use cases of BioBase.
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Tips and Tricks – Upload Trips Remotely
There was a company Back in the Day whose slogan that went something like “We don’t make a lot of the products you buy, we make them better.” Well, same goes for BioBase. For instance, now web connectivity is broader, stronger, faster, cheaper and accessing sites remotely is now easier than ever. Your phone might be more powerful than your laptop. You can stream GB’s of movies on your $50/mo cell phone plan compared with 10 years ago when your plan was $200/mo with 1 GB of shared data and 50min of talk and text. What does this have to do with Mapping and BioBase? Well, get yourself a $10 USB Micro-C/SD Card adapter (or see us at our next tradeshow for a piece of swag that’s actually useful!). Stick the doohicky in your phone, log into BioBase on your phone’s browser and upload your BioBase trip while still on the water. If you have the premium Habitat+ plan with priority processing, your trip will likely be done processing in 20min and you can check to see if you got the coverage you needed or if you need to go patch the map up in a few places. Better to do it on the water, then drive hours back to the office to upload to later learn you need to return to fill in the gaps. BioBase’s Product Expert Ray Valley shows you how to upload remotely.
For more tips and tricks look for the Tips and Tricks logo on the blog or see our most recent hypsometric curve tips and tricks. Tips and Tricks: Hypsometric Curve Walkthrough
Customize your BioBase map with our GIS Services
BioBase generates great detailed maps of aquatic habitat on the fly, but did you know that we can generate a professional, publication quality map for your project or clients? Further, if available we can add other GIS layers and create custom maps like Sediment Thickness. Our turnaround time is freaky fast too! Check out the gallery of images below. You can learn more about it and fill out a purchase request at https://www.biobasemaps.com/Solutions/GisServices or just contact us
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Fit for Purpose: results from alternative sonar mapping platforms
Ray Valley(a) and Eli Kersh(b)
(a) BioBase Product Expert and Aquatic Biologist
(b) BioBase Ambassador, Certified Lake Manager, and President of LakeTech Inc.
The term “Fit for Purpose” has recently become a popular term in our circles in the context of mapping and surveying water bodies, and it refers to utilizing the appropriate equipment, methods, and budget for the task at hand.
This principle acknowledges that one type of equipment and method may not be suitable for every scenario. For instance, whether you’re assessing the storage volume of municipal stormwater ponds or maintaining a river channel for commercial navigation, the required level of accuracy will and should be different. While high accuracy and precision may be crucial for certain projects, it might not be necessary for others.
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BioBase is Going Independent!
April 18th 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The automated cloud mapping platform for waterbodies, BioBase (biobasemaps.com), has recently undergone a change in ownership. Formerly under the Navico Group, a division of the Brunswick Corporation, BioBase has now been acquired by an independent group of investors. In the short term, users can expect minimal changes to the platform, and the development team will continue its operations from St. Paul, MN, USA.
Aquatic resource professionals have the option to subscribe to various plans and utilize the platform to process Lowrance® or Simrad® Sonar Logs in the cloud, generating detailed aquatic maps and GIS datasets. Looking ahead, this transition is expected to pave the way for enhancements in the platform’s capabilities and a quicker development cycle. These enhancements will include the ability to process sonar files of multiple formats and create additional map and data layers valuable to water and fisheries professionals.
“The team is enthusiastic about this new chapter and is eager to solidify BioBase as the premier solution for automated mapping derived from sonar files. Whether it’s mapping depth, aquatic vegetation, or bottom composition, we’re committed to delivering high value maps and datasets with minimal effort. This allows aquatic and fisheries professionals to focus on the important work of aquatic management and conservation and not making a map” stated BioBase President and Product Expert, Ray Valley.
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