GroundTruth screens any address against 12 federal databases and delivers a scored Environmental Risk Brief in under a minute. Flood zones, wetlands, contamination, wildfire, seismic hazard, protected species, and more. Regulatory interpretation included. Built by an environmental GIS analyst.
The federal government maintains environmental records across FEMA, the EPA, USFWS, USDA, USGS, NOAA, and the CDC. In theory, anyone can look this up. In practice, the data lives across dozens of disconnected endpoints, arrives in incompatible formats, and requires domain expertise to interpret correctly. Knowing that a parcel sits in Zone AE is not the same as understanding what that means for flood insurance premiums, elevation certificate requirements, and construction feasibility.
GroundTruth was built to close that gap. The system queries 12 federal sources in parallel and delivers structured intelligence, not a data dump. Each finding passes through a regulatory interpretation layer developed by an environmental GIS analyst, encoding the kind of judgment that typically requires hiring a consultant. The output is a scored brief with plain-language findings, permit timeline estimates, cost-of-delay projections, and source citations for every data point.
GroundTruth is the informed screening step that happens before a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is commissioned. On sites that come back clean, it can eliminate the need for a Phase I entirely. On sites that flag concerns, it tells you exactly what you are walking into before the $3,000 engagement begins.
Each assessment queries authoritative federal data, applies domain-specific interpretation rules, and contributes a weighted sub-score to the composite Development Complexity Score.
Any U.S. street address. The system geocodes the location and dispatches all 12 federal assessments in parallel, typically returning results in under 60 seconds.
Raw federal data passes through an interpretation layer built by an environmental GIS analyst. Findings are scored, permit triggers are identified, and everything is translated into language you can act on without a consultant present.
You receive an Environmental Risk Brief with a composite Development Complexity Score, individual dimension scores, plain-language findings with source citations, permit timeline estimates, and cost-of-delay projections.
A weighted composite of all 12 sub-assessments. Flood zone and wetland findings carry the highest weight because they trigger mandatory federal permitting. If any high-weight factor is severe, the composite score cannot be diluted below 4.
Reports include the composite score, individual sub-scores for each assessment dimension, and an explanation of what drives the rating. Every finding links to its federal data source.
Before you make an offer on a $400,000 property, know whether it sits in a FEMA flood zone, near an EPA-regulated contamination site, or in a county with repeated federal disaster declarations. A $29 report surfaces what the listing does not.
Understand the environmental profile of the property you already own. Run a report when FEMA updates its flood maps, when you are planning a renovation, or when you want to get ahead of buyer questions before listing.
Pull a report before your clients do. Environmental flags in flood zones, wetland buffers, or contamination proximity are better surfaced by you than discovered at inspection. One $29 report can prevent a deal-breaking surprise at the eleventh hour.
Screen acquisition candidates before you commit to due diligence spend. A $79 Professional report covers the same ground a Phase I ESA covers in its preliminary records review, in minutes rather than weeks. Run 10 candidate parcels for less than the cost of one EDR desktop review.
Assess regulatory exposure at client intake, not after engagement. Every finding references the federal data source and retrieval timestamp, which you can cite directly in disclosure documents and transaction filings.
Flag environmental risk at origination. An automated 12-source assessment checks flood zone, contamination proximity, wetland presence, species habitat, seismic exposure, and disaster history in a single report, with an audit trail for every data point.
Embed environmental intelligence into any platform via REST API. Loan origination systems, MLS listings, proptech workflows. JSON response with score, summary, findings, and raw data. Bulk processing and white-label PDFs for portfolio-level use.
Per-report pricing for individuals. Volume access for teams and platforms.
Enter any U.S. address and receive a scored Environmental Risk Brief in under a minute. 12 federal sources. Regulatory interpretation. Actionable guidance. Free Quick Score to start.
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