Understanding a LENS Detect Post

An example of a LENS Detect post is below:

The elements in this post are as follows:

CHP-LENS Detect Daily Status Update
A description of the post and its cadence.

California Districts 1 - 12
The districts scanned by LENS Detect.

Camera Status
The summary section outlining the status of camera equipment.

Online
A camera that has been scanned and confirmed is online.

Offline
A camera that has been scanned and confirmed is offline.

Unknown
A camera that has been scanned and LENS Detect is unable to determine its status.

🟩

An indicator of positive change. For example, in the line "Online: 🟩 78.6% (0.8%) — 2,267 (18)" the green square indicates the number of online cameras has increased, which is positive. The numbers following the green square can be read as follows: 78.6% of cameras are online, which is an increase of 0.8%. By camera count these percentages represent a total of 2,267 cameras which increased by 18 as of the latest scan.

🔻

An indicator of negative change. For example in the line “Offline: 🔻 21% (2.1%) — 606 (13)” the red square indicates the number of offline cameras has decreased. The numbers following the red square can be read as follows: 21% of cameras are offline, which is a decrease of 2.1%. By camera count, these percentages represent a total of 606 cameras which decreased by 13 as of the latest scan.

◻️

An indicator of unknown changes detected as of the last scan.

Total Cameras
A summary of cameras counted in the latest scan. For example, the line “Total Cameras: 2,886 (no change)” can be read as follows: the total number of cameras counted is 2,886, with no detected changes as of the latest scan.

Notes
Additional links to resources and support for LENS Detect.