GeoSight
Data Sources

The intelligence behind every analysis

GeoSight aggregates 30 live data sources across terrain, climate, hazards, demographics, and more. Here’s everything we pull from.

30 integrated sources24 with global coverage12 domains78 total providers

Weather

Open-Meteo
Live

Best free default for global weather and simple air-quality context.

APIGlobal
NOAA National Weather Service
Live

Strong US fallback when alerting and official US products matter.

APIUnited States
Meteostat
Planned

Good future complement for historical climate views.

APIGlobal
Open-Meteo Historical Archive
Live

10-year historical climate trends for temperature and precipitation.

APIGlobal
NASA POWER Climatology
Live

Global solar resource and climate normals.

APIGlobal

Automated Meteorological Data Acquisition System (AMeDAS) providing real-time temperature, precipitation, wind, humidity from nationwide network.

APIJapan

Real-time weather observations and cyclone alerts covering 36 meteorological subdivisions across India.

APIIndia

Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring System (CAAQMS) with real-time AQI, PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2, CO, O3 from ~500 stations.

APIIndia

Real-time weather observations and alerts from 600+ stations across Australia, including cyclone warnings and severe weather alerts.

APIAustralia / New Zealand

Real-time tropical cyclone forecasts, severe weather warnings, and climate hazard alerts (flooding, drought, heat) for South America.

APILatin America

Real-time temperature, wind, humidity, and alerts for heat waves, dust storms, and extreme weather in MENA region.

APIMiddle EastAfrica

Real-time weather observations and typhoon/rainstorm alerts from 2,500+ stations nationwide.

APIEast Asia

ERA5-Land reanalysis climate data covering temperature, humidity, wind, precipitation, soil moisture across Europe.

APIEurope

Real-time weather observations from 400+ automated weather stations (AWS) across German meteorological service network, representative of EU national services.

APIEurope

Real-time weather observations and monsoon/drought alerts from 36 meteorological subdivisions across Nigeria.

APIAfrica

Real-time weather observations and drought status from Kenya KMD, Enhanced National Climate Services (ENACTS) project.

APIAfrica

Real-time weather and 400+ seismic sensors covering Indonesia's Ring of Fire. Tsunami warning system integrated (INATEWS).

APISoutheast Asia

Real-time weather observations from 50+ automated weather stations (AWS) across Thailand; monsoon and heat-wave alerts.

APISoutheast Asia

Real-time weather, rainfall, and hydrological forecasts from 172+ meteorological stations across Vietnam.

APISoutheast Asia

Regional SE Asia weather coordination, haze monitoring, seasonal rainfall forecasts, ENSO outlooks covering all 10 ASEAN member states.

APISoutheast Asia

Terrain

USGS National Map EPQS
Live

Current GeoSight terrain source for US coordinates.

APIUnited States
OpenTopoData
Live

Best future global fallback for elevation outside the US.

APIGlobal
NRCS Soil Data Access (SSURGO)
Live

Soil type, drainage class, depth to water table, and depth to bedrock.

APIUnited States
ISRIC SoilGrids
Live

Global fallback for non-US soil profiles — provides clay/silt/sand texture, WRB soil class, drainage class, and hydrologic group derived from composition.

APIGlobal

Hazards

USGS Earthquake Catalog
Live

Current GeoSight hazard baseline for recent seismic activity.

APIGlobal
NASA FIRMS
Live

Best free next-step global wildfire layer.

APIGlobal
GDACS
Live

Current global disaster-alert feed for major sudden-onset and ongoing disaster notifications.

APIGlobal

Current GeoSight flood-zone source for US parcel and infrastructure risk context.

APIUnited States
GloFAS via Open-Meteo Flood API
Live

Global flood context for non-US coordinates — peak discharge tier (Low / Moderate / Significant / Major) as FEMA fallback.

APIGlobal
USGS Seismic Design Maps
Live

Site-specific seismic acceleration and design parameters (SS, S1, PGA) for US infrastructure risk.

APIUnited States
USGS Earthquake Catalog (Global Hazard)
Live

For non-US coordinates: M3+ event count and maximum magnitude in 400 km / 5 yr window → qualitative seismic exposure tier (Very Low → Very High).

APIGlobal

Global flood probabilistic hazard maps derived from satellite rainfall and hydrologic modeling (1 km resolution).

APIGlobal

CHIRPS rainfall at 5 km resolution combined with Standard Precipitation Index (SPI) for multi-month drought assessment.

DatasetGlobal

Global Earthquake Model (GEM) probabilistic seismic hazard maps at 1 km resolution with PGA (Peak Ground Acceleration) and spectral acceleration.

APIGlobal

Japan Seismic Hazard Information Station (J-SHIS) provides PGA and spectral acceleration at 475-year return period (design standard) via WMS GetFeatureInfo.

Tile serviceJapan

Comprehensive multi-hazard portal (Kasaneru) covering flood, tsunami, sediment flow, storm surge, debris flow inundation zones with depth estimates.

Tile serviceJapan

JMA hypocenter data and tsunami threat assessment. Real-time earthquake detection and alerts for Japan and Western Pacific region.

APIJapan

ISRO Bhuvan platform providing landslide susceptibility, flood-prone zones, and glacial lake hazard maps covering ~80k mapped landslide events.

Tile serviceIndia

Canadian Wildland Fire Information System (CWFIS) with Fire Weather Index (FWI), Build-Up Index (BUI), and active wildfire incidents across Canada.

APICanada

Real-time earthquake locations and magnitudes plus seismic hazard assessment (475-year return period PGA) for Canada's seismically active regions.

APICanada

Multi-hazard assessment including earthquake hazard (475-year PGA), flood risk, and landslide susceptibility for all of Australia.

APIAustralia / New Zealand

Real-time earthquake locations, magnitudes, and depths plus seismic hazard assessment for South America's active zones (Peru, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador).

APILatin America

Real-time earthquake locations and magnitudes for seismically active MENA zones (Turkey, Iran, Morocco, East Africa Rift).

APIMiddle EastAfrica

Real-time earthquake locations and magnitudes for seismically active zones (western China, Himalayan region).

APIEast Asia

European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) providing real-time flood inundation mapping and river discharge forecasts.

Tile serviceEurope

Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment (PGA) for South Africa with real-time earthquake locations from Council for Geoscience network.

APIAfrica

GEM probabilistic seismic hazard models covering Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), West Africa (WAF), East Africa (EAF) regions. Integrates USGS and national earthquake catalogs.

APIAfrica

Hydrology

Current GeoSight hydrology source for nearby stream gauges and discharge context.

APIUnited States
USGS Groundwater Levels
Live

Groundwater level and well depth context for subsurface hydrology.

APIUnited States

India Water Resources Information System with real-time discharge and water-level data from 1,300+ CWC monitoring stations.

APIIndia

Water Survey of Canada real-time discharge and water-level data from 2,100+ monitoring stations across Canada's river network.

APICanada

Real-time discharge and water-level data from 2,000+ monitoring stations across Australian rivers and watersheds.

APIAustralia / New Zealand

Real-time discharge and water-level data from Nile and major MENA rivers (critical for water-scarce regions).

APIMiddle EastAfrica

Real-time discharge and water-level data from 3,000+ stations (Yellow River, Yangtze, major rivers).

APIEast Asia

Environmental quality

Live

Current GeoSight fine-particle air-quality source when a nearby monitoring station is available.

APIGlobal

Current GeoSight contamination-screening source for Superfund and TRI proximity.

APIUnited States
EEA E-PRTR Industrial Facilities
Live

European contamination screening complement to US EPA Envirofacts.

APIEurope

Real-time air quality data from ~600 monitoring stations including O3, NO2, PM2.5, PM10, SO2, CO across Canada.

APICanada

Real-time air quality data from 300+ monitoring stations with AQI and pollutant concentrations (O3, NO2, PM2.5, PM10, SO2, CO).

APIAustralia / New Zealand

Real-time air quality and Saharan dust storm monitoring (PM2.5, PM10, AQI, visibility) critical for MENA region.

APIMiddle EastAfrica

Real-time AQI and pollutant concentrations (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO) from 1,000+ stations nationwide.

APIEast Asia

Demographics

FCC Area API + US Census ACS
Live

Current GeoSight US demographic baseline.

APIUnited States
Eurostat
Live

Current Europe demographic and household-connectivity baseline for GeoSight.

APIEurope
World Bank Open Data
Live

Global fallback when only national indicators are available.

APIGlobal

Population density

Global population density at 100 m–1 km resolution derived from census data and geospatial covariates.

APIGlobal

Schools

NCES EDGE Public Schools
Live

Current GeoSight baseline school dataset.

APIUnited States
Washington OSPI Open Data
Live

Current state-level school accountability enhancement.

DatasetWashington State

Broadband

Current GeoSight broadband availability source for US connectivity context.

APIUnited States
OpenCelliD
Planned

Useful global fallback only when a connectivity proxy is acceptable.

DatasetGlobal

Nearby places

OpenStreetMap via Overpass
Live

Global POI baseline; school-location fallback for non-US coordinates via amenity=school/kindergarten query.

APIGlobal
Wikidata Query Service
Planned

Good landmark fallback when OSM coverage is sparse.

APIGlobal

Imagery

Cesium Ion / Bing Aerial
Live

Current GeoSight imagery layer for the globe experience.

Tile serviceGlobal
Earth Search Sentinel-2 STAC
Planned

Best future open remote-sensing catalog for imagery cards.

CatalogGlobal
USGS LandsatLook / Landsat STAC
Planned

Good open fallback for satellite-backed analysis.

CatalogGlobal

Land cover

Authoritative satellite-derived global land cover using UN-LCCS class scheme. Complements OSM-derived land use proxy.

Tile serviceGlobal

Real-time satellite deforestation monitoring for Amazon and Atlantic Forest with daily alert processing and risk assessment.

APILatin America

Annual LULC classification with 1m spatial resolution covering entire South American continent (Brazil, Amazon Basin, Atlantic Forest).

APILatin America

Pan-European Land Cover Classification (22-class LCCS) from Sentinel-2 satellites, updated annually.

Tile serviceEurope