Join the Movement to Make Environmental Data More Accessible
Without an open platform, many data providers struggle to ensure their observations reach the people who need them most. Some organizations face technical barriers or limited resources to share data widely. Others are restricted by agency policies or unsure how to make their information accessible while maintaining control and security. The result is that valuable environmental data often stays siloed, reducing its potential to inform forecasting, emergency response, and research that protects lives and property.
Synoptic’s environmental data platform solves this problem. As a Public Benefit Corporation and Certified B Corp, our mission is to bring access to environmental data together in one place for users around the world. We help providers share their network data, maintain full control over their data, and ensure that critical observations are accessible to those who depend on them most.
Why Share Data Through Synoptic
When data stays siloed, its impact is limited. By contributing your network to the Synoptic platform, you help build the world’s largest real-time environmental data platform, supporting government agencies, commercial firms, utilities, researchers, and other users who depend on accurate, timely information for forecasting, operations, and decision-making.
Key benefits for data providers include:
- Reach & Visibility: Make your observations accessible to thousands of users worldwide to improve forecasting, models, research, or even local events where weather may impact community safety.
- Data Integrity: Providers retain full control over what’s public, restricted, or private in the Synoptic platform.
- Quality Assurance: Automated quality control flags questionable data without altering the raw observation.
- Always Accessible: Your data is archived, backed up, and available for retrieval anytime through the Synoptic Weather API.
- Collaboration: Data shared through Synoptic supports critical missions—from weather forecasting to climate research.
Synoptic’s engineering team works directly with data providers to establish reliable, real-time data connections using standard formats and protocols (HTTP, FTP/SFTP, S3, LDM, and more). Networks are added in a timely manner, with 99.99% API uptime and low-latency data delivery once live.
A Trusted Partner in Environmental Data
With more than 20 years of experience in data aggregation and distribution, Synoptic has earned the trust of hundreds of data providers across public, private, and research sectors. We treat every network with the same care and prioritize accuracy, transparency, and reliability.
Whether you manage a single weather station, a regional network, or a large-scale sensor array, Synoptic makes it simple to share your data and amplify its impact. Join the community of data providers working together to make environmental information accessible for all.
Get started by contacting service@synopticdata.com, or visit our Data Providers Guide to learn more about how to integrate your network.