APIs

Below are just some of the APIs that are out there on the web for you to use.  Use what works best for you, and let us know if you find more that should be added here.

Category Organization Description URL
Agriculture eLeaf Demo data sets for vegetation, water and CO2 intake http://demo.eleaf.info/eleafchina
http://demo.eleaf.info/eleafindia
API for ARCGIS Server http://demo.eleaf.info/ArcGIS/rest/services
API documentation http://resources.arcgis.com/content/arcgissdks/10.0/about
http://links.esri.com/help/rest
http://links.esri.com/help/soap
Data.gov Data.gov API to return demographics by coordinates http://explore.data.gov/Information-and-Communications/Demographics-API-by-Coordinates/jya9-8j2b
Energy Genability Real-time, accurate and comprehensive electricity pricing, NA-wide (residential and C&I) http://developer.genability.com
Tendril Residential energy usage and cost, price programs, device control and messages http://www.tendrilinc.com/developers
AMEE Categories and data items description http://discover.amee.com
Developer guide http://www.amee.com/developer
SDK’s http://www.amee.com/developer/sdks
Geolocation Infochimps Geo APIs http://www.infochimps.com/apis/geo
Microsoft Bing Maps Tile System http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb259689.aspx
MapTiler Graphical application for online map publishing http://www.maptiler.org/google-maps-coordinates-tile-bounds-projection/
General Microsoft Azure Wolfram Alpha – Query engine https://datamarket.azure.com/dataset/aec04387-0110-4f27-8766-faa70a8f75c0
Sustainability CSRHub API http://www.csrhub.com/content/api-methods
Data Sample http://www.csrhub.com/subscription_sample
Widget sample http://www.csrhub.com/content/sustainability-rating-widget
Transportation GTFS data exchange http://www.gtfs-data-exchange.com/
GTFS-realtime Documentation https://code.google.com/transit/realtime/
Google maps traffic layer Documentation https://code.google.com/intl/xx-elmer/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/overlays.html#LayersOverview
Nextbus muni, AC transit and more https://www.nextbus.com/xmlFeedDocs/NextBusXMLFeed.pdf
BART API http://www.bart.gov/schedules/developers/api.aspx
BART GTFS-realtime http://www.bart.gov/dev/gtrtfs/tripupdate.aspx
Tri-met GTFS-realtime http://developer.trimet.org/GTFS.shtml
MBTA GTFS-realtime: https://www.mbta.com/rider_tools/developers/
SFPark Real time parking availability and pricing API http://www.datasf.org/story.php?title=sfpark-real-time-parking-availability-and-pricing-api
Google maps Bike and Walk directions API: Documentation https://code.google.com/intl/xx-elmer/apis/maps/documentation/directions/#TravelModes
Bikesy Bay Area Bike directions API http://blog.bikesy.com/api/
Weather Weather Underground API http:// http://www.wunderground.com/weather/api/

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