Data credits
Lay of the Land is built on public data. Thank you to these organizations and to the people who map the world on OpenStreetMap.
None of these organizations endorse Lay of the Land. Data can be incomplete, delayed or wrong; every section of a report says where its data came from and when it was checked. See the disclaimer.
| In the report | Source | License or notice |
|---|---|---|
| Weather forecast and alerts; rip currents and surf | National Weather Service (NOAA) | Public domain |
| Tides and water temperature | NOAA Tides & Currents (CO-OPS) | Public domain |
| Natural-hazard risk | FEMA National Risk Index | Public domain |
| Address lookup, ZIP codes, towns, population | U.S. Census Bureau (Geocoder, Gazetteer, American Community Survey) | This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. |
| Elevation | U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program | Public domain |
| Parks and public lands | USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) | Public domain |
| Nearby places, things to do, place search | Geoapify, using OpenStreetMap data | Powered by Geoapify · © OpenStreetMap contributors |
| Traffic noise | U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Noise Map | Public domain; modeled average noise, not a measurement |
| Right around you (what's nearby, quiet check, possible smells) | OpenStreetMap via the Overpass API | © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License |
| Area summaries and landmarks | Wikipedia | Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; each summary links to its article |
| Reported crime | FBI Crime Data Explorer (Uniform Crime Reporting) | Public domain; agency-reported, citywide or countywide, about a year behind |
| Drinking-water systems and environmental sites | U.S. EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online) | Public domain |
| Walkability | U.S. EPA Smart Location Database (National Walkability Index) | Public domain |
| Air quality | U.S. EPA AirNow | Data courtesy of AirNow; preliminary and subject to change |
| Gas prices | U.S. Energy Information Administration | Public domain |
| EV charging stations | U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center (NREL) | Public domain |
| Cell coverage by carrier | FCC National Broadband Map | Public domain; carrier-reported, outdoor coverage |
| Active wildfires | National Interagency Fire Center (WFIGS) | Public domain |
| Fire restrictions | National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, USDA Forest Service, and state agencies (Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming and others) | Public domain; always read the official order |
| Electric and gas utilities | Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD), via NASA and PNNL | Public domain |
| Events | Ticketmaster Discovery API | Event information from Ticketmaster; each event links to its page |
| Registered-offender counts (traveler upgrade) | State sex-offender registries, via Offender Registry USA (Zyla API Hub) | Counts only. Official national registry: NSOPW.gov |
| Sunrise and sunset | Calculated with NOAA's solar-position method | Calculated in the app |
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