You're invited! 2015 marks the 5th year Public Lab has been working tirelessly to develop and apply open source tools for environmental exploration and investigation. All month we are inviting you to celebrate with us, by bringing it back home to the project that got it all started. Through the month of April, ALL of our Mapping kits are on sale!

     -Balloon Mapping Kits, regularly $95, are marked down to $80.

     -Kite Mapping Kits, regularly $92, are marked down to $80.

     -The All-in-one Balloon and Kite Mapping Kits, regularly $180, are marked down to $150.

     -Brand new Pole Mapping Kits, introductory rate $115.

     -Additionally all mapping supplies are discounted 15% with offer code BIRTHDAY5, at checkout.

Take advantage of these great deals commemorating the hardworking, grassroots efforts that gave birth to the Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science, and a new era of Community Science.

In the spirit of Aerial Photography April, we are launching a brand new kit to add to our suite of mapping tools, the Public Lab Pole Mapping Kit. These poles are 100% carbon fiber. Fully assembled this pole puts your camera 30 ft (about 9m). Collapsed they are just over 5ft and weigh less than 2lbs, making them a great option for limited space and travel.

They come in 8 stacking sections and are manufactured as the Ron Thompson Carp Gangster. This is the first time a "put over" (non-telescopic) pole is available in the U.S. Get yours through the Public Lab Store. We have also researched and developed a method for attaching your camera. Each kit comes with:

     1 -Public Lab Mapping Pole

     1 -Mounting I beam clamp 

     1 -ball joint tripod mount and supporting hardware.

Additionally, we are offering an optional upgrade which contains three addtional clamp sizes for mounting heavier cameras. 

April 18th: Pole Mapping Event, in New Orleans

Meet us at Propeller Saturday, April 18th at 11am for a Pole Mapping adventure!  At this event we will bring our new, improved pole into the field for testing, experimenting and mapping. Also, we'll have a sneak peek of the NEW mapping pole available in the Public Lab store! Will it be as awesome as ours?! Lets find out. (Propeller 4035 Washington Ave., New Orleans, LA 70125)

Event page here.