Acknowledgements

Arctelia uses a mix of public APIs, government services, nonprofit data, and locally stored reference datasets to power planning, environmental context, and place discovery.

This page is generated from the repository's provider registry so new data integrations can be documented in one place and cited consistently.

Environmental

Open-Meteo Forecast API

Open-Meteo

Free

Weather forecasts and current atmospheric conditions for Calm planning and geo context.

Open-Meteo Climate API

Open-Meteo

Free

Seasonal climate normals used for planning windows beyond short-term forecasts.

Open-Meteo Marine API

Open-Meteo

Free

Sea-surface temperature context for marine and coastal sessions.

NOAA CO-OPS Tides & Currents

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

FreeGovernment

Tide predictions and coastal water timing used in Scout and Calm guidance.

USGS National Water Information System

United States Geological Survey

FreeGovernment

River flow, water temperature, and gage-height observations for freshwater conditions.

USGS Statistics Service

United States Geological Survey

FreeGovernment

Historical flow normals used for seasonal planning and comparisons.

USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service

United States Geological Survey

FreeGovernment

Elevation samples used for terrain-aware guidance and route context.

NOAA nowCOAST / BlueTopo Bathymetry

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

FreeGovernment

Bathymetry tiles and derived contours used for coastal and marine map overlays.

eBird API

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

API KeyNonprofit

Bird frequency and notable sightings used in habitat and birding context.

iNaturalist Observations API

iNaturalist / California Academy of Sciences / National Geographic Society

FreeNonprofit

Species observations used for ecological and place-based natural history context.

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FreeGovernment

Flood-zone overlays used in site and risk context.

EPA Smart Location Database

United States Environmental Protection Agency

FreeGovernment

Walkability and urban-form metrics used in urban and architectural context.

US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates

United States Census Bureau

API KeyGovernment

Demographic context used for neighborhood and place interpretation.

OpenStreetMap Overpass API

OpenStreetMap contributors / Overpass

FreeNonprofit

Nearby building context and map features used in site interpretation.

Walk Score API

Walk Score

API Key

Walk, transit, and bike scores used for urban mobility context.

TomTom Traffic Flow API

TomTom

API Key

Road congestion and flow context used for urban timing and route conditions.

Places

Foursquare Places API

Foursquare

API Key

Place search and venue context used in Slate suggestions and geo guidance.

Google Places API (New)

Google

API Key

Nearby and text place search used in location discovery and suggestions.

Recreation.gov RIDB API

Recreation.gov / U.S. federal recreation partners

API KeyGovernment

Recreation areas and facilities used in outdoor location suggestions.

Reference

Wikivoyage MediaWiki API

Wikimedia Foundation

FreeNonprofit

Destination and local place context used in travel and location guidance.

Wikidata SPARQL Query Service

Wikimedia Foundation

FreeNonprofit

Structured place and entity lookup used in location search.

Local Dataset

UNESCO World Heritage dataset (local copy)

UNESCO

Local CopyNonprofit

Locally stored world heritage records used in search and place suggestions.

If you spot a missing source or a citation that should be more specific, contact the team or open an issue against the registry in lib/data/dataAcknowledgements.ts.

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