Our API directory now includes 44 environment APIs. The newest is the CUAHSI WaterOneFlow API. The most popular, in terms of mashups, is the AMEE API. We list 4 AMEE mashups. Below you’ll find some more stats from the directory, including the entire list of environment APIs.
In terms of the technical details, REST and XML lead the way. There are 27 REST environment APIs and 17 SOAP environment APIs. Our directory lists 34 XML environment APIs and 17 JSON environment APIs.
The most common tags within environment are 19 green environment APIs, 12 science environment APIs and 12 government environment APIs.
On the mashup side, we list 57 environment Mashups. We named Car Emissions Calculator Mashup of The Day in 2011.
For reference, here is a list of all 44 environment APIs:
3TIER API: Global wind and solar resource data
AMEE API: Carbon and energy calculation service
Brighter Planet Climate Data API: Reference data (e.g. zip codes, airlines, automobiles)
Brighter Planet Emission Estimates API: Real-time carbon footprint estimates
Carbon Calculated API: Enterprise Carbon Management
Carma API: Carbon emissions data
CEERN API: Conservation and Environment Resource Database
CO2 Benchmark API: CO2/greenhouse gas estimation service
Colorado HBGuest API: Colorado water resources data service
ColoradoWaterSMS API: Colorado surface water resource data service
CUAHSI WaterOneFlow API: Hydrologic data service
DataFed WCS API: Air quality data visualization service
DataONE API: Biological research data repository
Deepwater Oil Reporter API: Crowdsourcing Oil Reporting App
ecofreek API: Search engine for free or swap items
Ecolabel Index API: Ecolabel Database Tools
EEA Discomap API: Environmental Mapping Service
EnergyIQ API: Building energy efficiency benchmarking service
EnergyStar ABS API: Energy management and conservation service
EnergyStar Third-Party Certification API: Energy efficiency certification processing service
EPA Envirofacts API: Environmental database
EPA Project Catalog API: EPA project information service
EPA Station API: Find EPA monitoring stations by geographic area
EPA Station Catalog API: EPA monitoring station information service
EPA Watershed Summary API: EPA watershed information service
GoodGuide API: Green healthy product ratings
Green Thing API: Green lifestyle suggestion service
Greencheck API: Website sustainability checker
Greengoose API: Wireless motion sensor game service
Mokugift API: Tree planting service
National Renewable Energy Lab API: Renewable energy information service
Nike Materials Sustainability API: Corporate sustainability initiative
NoiseTube API: Noise pollution monitoring service
NWQMC Water Quality Portal API: Water quality data service
Onset HOBOlink API: Data logger products
Open Charge Map API: Electric vehicle charging point database.
OpenEco API: Greenhouse gas production tracking service
Powershop API: Electrical power purchasing service
USGS National Water Information System API: Water quality data service
USGS Waterservices API: Water quality information service
WattzOn API: Online Power Usage Tracking
Webservice-Energy API: Renewable energy information service
WEHUB API: Open source water and environment data platform
WiserEarth API: Environmentalists online community
