From e-limnology to LakeTech
Eli Kersh started consulting firm e-limnology in 2016 to fill service gaps for mapping customers. The work grew into LakeTech, focused on practical lake management technologies that simplify management and make it more accessible.
Why LakeTech uses BioBase
In the BioBase interview, Eli Kersh said BioBase is the right tool for the job in most lake settings and that map quality depends on the hydrographer, not only equipment cost. He described BioBase with Lowrance gear as easy to use, accurate, cost effective, and fast for clients.
BioBase is described as the cornerstone for sizing aeration, determining pesticide rates, applying pond dye, and dosing beneficial bacteria. LakeTech also builds hypsographic curves and storage capacity tables from BioBase data and pairs them with water level sensors and staff gauges.
Mapping, monitoring, and drought planning
The article highlights LakeTech work in the arid West, especially irrigation lakes and ponds. Repeated BioBase mapping helps track morphology changes after major rain events. Remote sensors support seepage versus evaporation analysis and lining recommendations.
LakeTech values rapid BioBase turnaround through Genesis Live and platform processing, enabling same-day follow-on work such as aeration layout and sensor placement. Eli Kersh also noted that BioBase exports support customized GIS deliverables.
Education and industry collaboration
Eli Kersh told BioBase that education is a core LakeTech value. The company has trained lake management firms, lake owners, and municipalities on BioBase, remote sensing, and related tools.
He described a shift toward strategic partnerships in lake management, saying companies share the goal of repairing degraded habitats and that LakeTech will demonstrate BioBase in the field to help colleagues adopt the workflow.