PRIMARY SOURCES

Start with the original.

CTG adds normalization and interpretation; it does not obscure where the underlying information came from.

WEATHER

National Weather Service

Point lookup and hourly forecast endpoints power temperature, humidity and precipitation-probability inputs.

NWS API documentation →
DROUGHT

U.S. Drought Monitor

The current FeatureServer polygon layer supplies D0–D4 classifications by monitored location.

USDM GIS data →
WATERING

Municipal utilities

Rules are sourced directly from official utilities. Austin Water and Round Rock have automated verification adapters in v1.

View supported rules →
ADDRESS LOOKUP

U.S. Census Geocoder

Street addresses are sent to the Census geocoder only when a user explicitly requests an address lookup; CTG does not persist them.

Census Geocoder →