BeachLens provides real-time environmental data and crowd‑sourced reports for Florida beaches, including water temperature, bacteria levels, tides, UV index, and red‑tide alerts. Its AI‑driven recommendation engine personalizes beach, restaurant, and activity suggestions while offering beachfront businesses targeted visibility and in‑app promotions to reach nearby visitors.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Beachgoers often lack up‑to‑date information on water quality, tide, UV exposure, crowd levels, and nearby amenities, making it difficult to plan safe and enjoyable outings. Beachfront businesses also struggle to reach visitors who are already on the beach and looking for services.
Solution
BeachLens aggregates live environmental data—including water temperature, bacteria levels, tide heights, UV index, wind, wave conditions, and red‑tide alerts—for every Florida beach. The platform supplements this with crowd‑sourced reports that provide real‑time updates on crowd density, parking availability, wildlife sightings, and user reviews. An AI‑driven recommendation engine personalizes suggestions for beaches, restaurants, and activities based on individual preferences, allowing users to plan and protect their beach day. For local businesses, BeachLens offers a visibility layer that surfaces their profiles and enables targeted in‑app promotions to nearby beachgoers, turning beach traffic into customer traffic.
Target Audience
Primary users are Florida beachgoers seeking real‑time conditions and personalized activity suggestions, and beachfront businesses that want to attract and engage visitors on the beach.
Features
- Live feeds of water temperature, bacteria levels, tide charts, wave height, UV index, wind, and red‑tide status for each beach
- Waze‑style crowd‑sourced updates on beach conditions, crowd density, parking, and wildlife sightings
- User reviews, ratings, and a SnapMap showing nearby points of interest and photos
- AI‑powered personalization that recommends beaches, restaurants, and activities and lets users save favorites and create custom lists
- Business profiles with priority placement in search results and the ability to push deals, events, and notifications to nearby users