ASCE Amplify

ASCE Amplify is a platform created by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) that provides civil engineering data and advocacy tools. The platform includes the ASCE Hazard Tool API, which provides a simple interface to query locations in the United States for environmental hazard data by geographic location. The Hazard Tool API covers seismic, wind, snow, ice, flood, and other environmental hazard loads used in structural design per ASCE standards. ASCE Amplify also supports advocacy, connecting civil engineers with elected officials to advocate for infrastructure investment and sustainable practices.

ASCE Amplify publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: ASCE Hazard Tool API. Tagged areas include Civil Engineering, Hazard Data, Engineering Standards, Infrastructure, and Structural Engineering.

ASCE Amplify’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, developer console, support, pricing, and 20 more developer resources.

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1 APIs 5 Features 3 Use Cases

Civil Engineering Hazard DataEngineering StandardsInfrastructure Structural Engineering Geospatial Seismic Building Codes Standards Body

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Composite quality — 44.1/100 · developing

Contract Quality 10.6 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 12.7 / 20

Access Clarity 7.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13

Contract Governance 0.5 / 12

Discoverability 7.6 / 10

Agent readiness — 25/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 9 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 5 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 4 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

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APIs 2

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

ASCE Hazard Tool API

The ASCE Hazard Tool API provides a simple interface to query locations in the United States for environmental hazard data by geographic location. It provides site-specific haza...

ASCE GIS REST Services

The ASCE ArcGIS Server instance at gis.asce.org publishes the hazard map, image and geoprocessing services that back the ASCE Hazard Tool — ASCE 7 wind, ice, snow, seismic, tsun...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Asce Amplify Plans Pricing

0 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Asce Amplify Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Asce Amplify Finops

FINOPS

Features 5

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Geographic Hazard Lookup

Query any US location by latitude and longitude or address to retrieve site-specific environmental hazard values for structural design, including ASCE 7 seismic, wind, snow, and...

ASCE 7 Seismic Parameters

Retrieve seismic design parameters including Ss, S1, SMS, SM1, SDS, SD1, and spectral acceleration values per ASCE 7 for any US location.

Wind Speed Data

Access design wind speed values for various risk categories and exposure categories per ASCE 7 for structural wind load calculations.

Snow and Ice Load Data

Retrieve ground snow load values and ice storm data for design of roof structures and overhead transmission lines per ASCE 7.

Civil Engineer Advocacy

Tools for ASCE members to contact elected officials and advocate for infrastructure funding, engineering standards, and professional issues.

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Asce Amplify Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Asce Amplify Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Use Cases 3

What developers build with this provider.

Structural Design

Structural engineers use the ASCE Hazard Tool API to obtain site-specific hazard parameters for building and infrastructure design in compliance with ASCE 7 and building codes.

Site Assessment

Civil engineers perform preliminary site assessments for new construction projects by querying multiple locations for hazard comparisons.

Software Integration

Structural engineering software vendors integrate the ASCE Hazard Tool API to automatically populate design parameters based on project location.

Integrations 2

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

ASCE 7 Standards

API values directly correspond to ASCE 7 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, the primary reference standard for US structural engineering.

IBC Building Codes

Hazard parameters from the API align with International Building Code requirements that reference ASCE 7 for environmental load design values.

Resources

Get Started 5

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

ASCE API Dashboard

DeveloperPortal

About the ASCE Hazard Tool

GettingStarted

Interactive site for constructing and testing API calls

Console

ASCE Amplify Platform

Portal

ASCE Website

Portal

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

ASCE Hazard Tool API documentation

Documentation

ASCE Hazard Loads API documentation (Swagger UI)

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 3

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LLMsTxt

LLMsTxt

Packaged agent skills for the ASCE Hazard Loads API

AgentSkill

Candidate MCP tool surface derived from the OpenAPI (no server exists)

X-MCPServerCandidate

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions

ErrorCatalog

Lifecycle

Conformance

DataModel

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Packages

Packages

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication

Authentication

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

American Society of Civil Engineers Status (Atlassian Statuspage)

StatusPage

Report a Hazard Tool data or bug issue

Support

Commercial 5

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Request a quote / higher usage limit

Pricing

ASCE Hazard Tool terms

TermsOfService

ASCE privacy policy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: asce-amplify
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/asce-amplify/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: ASCE Amplify
tags:
- Civil Engineering
- Hazard Data
- Engineering Standards
- Infrastructure
- Structural Engineering
- Geospatial
- Seismic
- Building Codes
- Standards Body
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: false
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - none
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - url: https://amplify.asce.org/
    status: 302
    note: declared website redirects to https://idp.sams-sigma.com/authorize?client_id=ASCE&response_type=code&scope=openid%2Bprofile%2Bemail%2Blicense%2Bprofile_extended%2Boffline_access&redirect_uri=https%3A//amplify.asce.org/openid-connect/sams-sigma&auth_token=eyJhbGciOiJSU0EtT0FFUC0yNTYiLCJlbmMiOiJBMTI4R0NNIn0.Dt8ycQ8ri4c4NqsHac831uiw1tZYvKtHlVoSLOVtX86qJ1ZmmJy1B70AK-b4xnBlDAV3BimhIYkOMeDXY8jEfus3rMYDriDtV_ZlyvIXpsUa4K08mkVJVcWrb9qFYUp8u-PqYIaHfIJoopByDEEg5bpbGAXOUJy5cdzW219i9wYthOlkRA5S5d9boU4Fl5msqsLi3JSUwgte1PdKAzgmJDaSbsB-u3AI1eEzdsk0b6pAVgyKBgvQyRjwwAcJmjqHK-o-9KU930THbpMmrAc73xEIZkW5FXRwU3MUkv5jTiKwl5dwGLfuutbcjuFeSCFTVZjd6vEnujuLl06a04EThw._90E37JZ3GbJsves.ONYVg_sogJsLmlYA3ylW-q14U5ZtlM9iK7YVgL3nJ8rf5rHdJ6Uzbl5fXEU8KqSsAYHQVp6-er-KJlb0GMrIvY_S3WvteoeAr1w9ENdOgIEw86FhBv6k5Esv5aTSgxxTC_4H7VR4sUBzf_Nt0ZCr74Va3urUYUn-xZXl7nNUyebhFzOqrhNmqyd6T_cbix93RX_08a5VP5kAVA.3la3dUfVSZi3vFhnqQeWpA&ip_address=2600%3A4040%3A9270%3Ac700%3Af5db%3Ae0be%3A34ee%3A3beb&referrer_url&prompt=none&openid_connect_destination=/%3Fimplicit-login%3Dtrue&state=%257B%2522token%2522%253A%25220HgmY4HObONCcrndKH6SvPdkC0f4JHgaCTZRt9-IrSM%2522%252C%2522destination%2522%253A%2522%255C%252F%253Fimplicit-login%253Dtrue%2522%257D&shibboleth_dest=https%3A//amplify.asce.org/openid-connect/sams-sigma/login-redirect&shibboleth=true
      — a different registrable domain (asce.org -> sams-sigma.com), possible rename or acquisition (probed 2026-09-03, roadmap#169)
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/asce-amplify.png
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2025-02-17'
modified: '2026-09-07'
description: ASCE Amplify is a platform created by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) that provides civil engineering
  data and advocacy tools. The platform includes the ASCE Hazard Tool API, which provides a simple interface to query locations
  in the United States for environmental hazard data by geographic location. The Hazard Tool API covers seismic, wind, snow,
  ice, flood, and other environmental hazard loads used in structural design per ASCE standards. ASCE Amplify also supports
  advocacy, connecting civil engineers with elected officials to advocate for infrastructure investment and sustainable practices.
apis:
- aid: asce-amplify:hazard-tool-api
  name: ASCE Hazard Tool API
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/asce-amplify.png
  description: The ASCE Hazard Tool API provides a simple interface to query locations in the United States for environmental
    hazard data by geographic location. It provides site-specific hazard values used in structural engineering design including
    seismic ground motion parameters, wind speeds, snow loads, ice loads, and flood data in accordance with ASCE 7 and related
    standards. Access requires an ASCE membership or license.
  humanURL: https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/asce-hazard-tool/api
  baseURL: https://api-hazard.asce.org/v1
  tags:
  - Civil Engineering
  - Hazard Data
  - Seismic
  - Wind
  - Snow
  - Structural Engineering
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/asce-amplify-hazard-loads-openapi.yml
    title: ASCE Hazard Loads API (OpenAPI 3.0.3, harvested verbatim)
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/asce-amplify-hazard-loads-overlay.yaml
    title: API Evangelist enhancements (operationIds, descriptions, security notes)
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/asce-hazard-tool/api
    title: ASCE Hazard Tool API documentation
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.asce.org/-/media/asce-images-and-files/publications-and-news/hazard-tool/hazard-tool-api-documentation.pdf
    title: Hazard Tool API JSON field documentation (PDF)
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://api-hazard.asce.org/docs
    title: ASCE Hazard Loads API documentation (Swagger UI)
  - type: Console
    url: https://api-hazard.asce.org/docs
    title: Interactive site for constructing and testing API calls
- aid: asce-amplify:arcgis-rest-services
  name: ASCE GIS REST Services
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/asce-amplify.png
  description: The ASCE ArcGIS Server instance at gis.asce.org publishes the hazard map, image and geoprocessing services
    that back the ASCE Hazard Tool — ASCE 7 wind, ice, snow, seismic, tsunami and tornado layers, NOAA precipitation tiles,
    DEM mosaics and NAVD88 profile services. The Esri GeoServices REST surface answers anonymously at /arcgis/rest/services
    with f=json, and the same services are also published as SOAP endpoints described by WSDL. The HTML Services Directory
    is disabled by the administrator (403); the JSON representation is the readable contract.
  humanURL: https://gis.asce.org/arcgis/rest/services?f=json
  baseURL: https://gis.asce.org/arcgis/rest/services
  tags:
  - GIS
  - Geospatial
  - Hazard Data
  - Civil Engineering
  - ArcGIS
  properties:
  - type: WSDL
    url: wsdl/asce-amplify-arcgis-services-catalog.wsdl
    title: ArcGIS services catalog SOAP contract (harvested verbatim)
  - type: WSDL
    url: wsdl/asce-amplify-arcgis-asce-loading-mapserver.wsdl
    title: ASCE_Loading MapServer SOAP contract (harvested verbatim)
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://gis.asce.org/arcgis/rest/services?f=json
    title: ArcGIS REST services directory (JSON)
common:
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/asce-amplify-llms.txt
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
  title: Packaged agent skills for the ASCE Hazard Loads API
- type: X-MCPServerCandidate
  url: mcp/asce-amplify-mcp.yml
  title: Candidate MCP tool surface derived from the OpenAPI (no server exists)
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/asce-amplify-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/asce-amplify-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/asce-amplify-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/asce-amplify-conformance.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/asce-amplify-data-model.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/asce-amplify-packages.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/asce-amplify-rate-limits.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/asce-amplify-plans-pricing.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/asce-amplify-finops.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/asce-amplify-authentication.yml
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://api-hazard.asce.org/
  title: ASCE API Dashboard
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/asce-hazard-tool/api
  title: ASCE Hazard Tool API documentation
- type: APIReference
  url: https://api-hazard.asce.org/docs
  title: ASCE Hazard Loads API documentation (Swagger UI)
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/asce-hazard-tool/about
  title: About the ASCE Hazard Tool
- type: Console
  url: https://api-hazard.asce.org/docs
  title: Interactive site for constructing and testing API calls
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.asce.org/
  title: American Society of Civil Engineers Status (Atlassian Statuspage)
- type: Support
  url: https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/asce-hazard-tool/report-an-issue
  title: Report a Hazard Tool data or bug issue
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/asce-hazard-tool/request-a-quote
  title: Request a quote / higher usage limit
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/asce-hazard-tool/terms
  title: ASCE Hazard Tool terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.asce.org/privacy-policy
  title: ASCE privacy policy
- type: Website
  url: https://www.asce.org/
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/asce-amplify-domain-security.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://amplify.asce.org/
  title: ASCE Amplify Platform
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.asce.org/
  title: ASCE Website
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Geographic Hazard Lookup
    description: Query any US location by latitude and longitude or address to retrieve site-specific environmental hazard
      values for structural design, including ASCE 7 seismic, wind, snow, and ice parameters.
  - name: ASCE 7 Seismic Parameters
    description: Retrieve seismic design parameters including Ss, S1, SMS, SM1, SDS, SD1, and spectral acceleration values
      per ASCE 7 for any US location.
  - name: Wind Speed Data
    description: Access design wind speed values for various risk categories and exposure categories per ASCE 7 for structural
      wind load calculations.
  - name: Snow and Ice Load Data
    description: Retrieve ground snow load values and ice storm data for design of roof structures and overhead transmission
      lines per ASCE 7.
  - name: Civil Engineer Advocacy
    description: Tools for ASCE members to contact elected officials and advocate for infrastructure funding, engineering
      standards, and professional issues.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Structural Design
    description: Structural engineers use the ASCE Hazard Tool API to obtain site-specific hazard parameters for building
      and infrastructure design in compliance with ASCE 7 and building codes.
  - name: Site Assessment
    description: Civil engineers perform preliminary site assessments for new construction projects by querying multiple locations
      for hazard comparisons.
  - name: Software Integration
    description: Structural engineering software vendors integrate the ASCE Hazard Tool API to automatically populate design
      parameters based on project location.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: ASCE 7 Standards
    description: API values directly correspond to ASCE 7 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, the primary
      reference standard for US structural engineering.
  - name: IBC Building Codes
    description: Hazard parameters from the API align with International Building Code requirements that reference ASCE 7
      for environmental load design values.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.23'
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-09-07'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 18
  pass: local-v3

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