# PixelGust

> PixelGust is a weather, climate, and environmental intelligence platform. It provides real-time weather, 7-day forecasts, 10 years of historical climate data, terrain analysis, NDVI vegetation monitoring, hazard assessment, proximity analysis, and population demographics for any location on Earth. It also offers a REST API for developers.

PixelGust is a free web application at https://pixelgust.com. Users click anywhere on a map (or enter coordinates) to instantly receive comprehensive environmental data. It supports point mode (single location), polygon mode (draw an area for zonal statistics), and region mode (administrative boundaries).

## Data Available

- **Real-time weather**: Temperature, humidity, dewpoint, wind speed and direction, precipitation, cloud cover, solar radiation, latent heat flux. Powered by NOAA GFS 0.25-degree data, updated every 6 hours.
- **7-day weather forecast**: Day-by-day predictions for all weather variables.
- **Historical climate data (2015-2025)**: Monthly averages with min, mean, max from ERA5 reanalysis (ECMWF) at 0.25-degree resolution.
- **Terrain**: Elevation, slope, aspect, and Topographic Wetness Index (TWI) from Copernicus DEM at 250m resolution.
- **Environment**: NDVI vegetation index (MODIS MOD13Q1, 250m), evapotranspiration (MODIS MOD16A2), and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover classification.
- **Hazards**: Soil erosion risk (RUSLE model), flood susceptibility (TWI-based).
- **Proximity**: Distance to nearest roads, airports, ports, hospitals, power plants, and urban centers.
- **Demographics**: Population density from WorldPop 2020 at 1km resolution.

## Key Features

- Point, polygon, and region selection modes
- Interactive timeseries charts for historical data
- Excel export and PDF report generation
- REST API with JSON responses and API key authentication
- Free tier available for all users

## Links

- [PixelGust Dashboard](https://pixelgust.com/app): The main web application
- [Blog](https://pixelgust.com/blog): Guides on weather data, climate analysis, NDVI, terrain, flood risk, solar radiation, and more
- [API](https://pixelgust.com/docs): REST API documentation; generate API keys from the dashboard
- [MCP Server](https://pixelgust.com/docs#mcp): Model Context Protocol server at https://pixelgust.com/mcp - AI assistants can call PixelGust data as tools (Streamable HTTP, works keyless at free-tier limits)

## Blog Articles

- [How to Get Historical Weather Data for Any Location](https://pixelgust.com/blog/historical-weather-data): Access 10 years of monthly climate data for any coordinates
- [Free NDVI Vegetation Analysis Tool](https://pixelgust.com/blog/ndvi-vegetation-analysis): Analyze vegetation health with current values and historical trends
- [How to Assess Flood Risk for Any Property](https://pixelgust.com/blog/flood-risk-assessment): Flood susceptibility using TWI, terrain, and precipitation data
- [Solar Radiation Data for Site Assessment](https://pixelgust.com/blog/solar-radiation-data): Historical solar irradiance for solar farm site assessment
- [Wind Data Analysis for Energy Projects](https://pixelgust.com/blog/wind-data-analysis): Wind speed and direction data for wind energy resource assessment
- [Climate Risk Assessment for Real Estate](https://pixelgust.com/blog/climate-risk-real-estate): Evaluate flood, fire, erosion, and weather exposure for properties
- [Free Terrain Analysis Tool](https://pixelgust.com/blog/terrain-analysis-tool): Elevation, slope, aspect, and TWI from Copernicus DEM
- [Free Weather API (JSON, REST)](https://pixelgust.com/blog/weather-api-free): REST API for weather, climate, terrain, and environmental data
- [Soil Erosion Risk Assessment (RUSLE)](https://pixelgust.com/blog/soil-erosion-rusle): RUSLE-based erosion risk assessment for any location
- [Population Density Data](https://pixelgust.com/blog/population-density-data): WorldPop demographics for site selection and planning
- [How to Get Elevation Data for Any Location](https://pixelgust.com/blog/elevation-data): Copernicus DEM elevation, slope, aspect, and TWI lookups
- [Land Cover Classification](https://pixelgust.com/blog/land-cover-classification): ESA WorldCover 2021 land use data at 10m resolution
- [Evapotranspiration Data](https://pixelgust.com/blog/evapotranspiration-data): MODIS ET data for irrigation planning and water management
- [Environmental Due Diligence Report](https://pixelgust.com/blog/environmental-due-diligence): Create environmental profiles for property transactions
- [Slope and Aspect for Solar Panel Placement](https://pixelgust.com/blog/slope-aspect-solar): Terrain analysis for optimal solar installation
- [Distance to Nearest Infrastructure](https://pixelgust.com/blog/proximity-infrastructure): Proximity analysis to roads, hospitals, airports, and more
- [NDVI Time Series](https://pixelgust.com/blog/ndvi-time-series): Track vegetation change over 10 years with interactive charts
- [Weather Data for Insurance](https://pixelgust.com/blog/weather-data-insurance): Climate and hazard data for insurance risk assessment
- [Free TWI Calculator](https://pixelgust.com/blog/twi-calculator): Topographic Wetness Index for flood-prone area identification
- [Fire Weather Index Map](https://pixelgust.com/blog/fire-weather-index): Wildfire danger ratings for any location
- [Free RUSLE Calculator Online](https://pixelgust.com/blog/rusle-calculator): Soil erosion estimates with R, K, LS, C factor values
- [Global Soil Data Map](https://pixelgust.com/blog/global-soil-data): Sand, silt, clay, organic carbon, and pH for any location
- [Weather Data for Agriculture](https://pixelgust.com/blog/weather-data-agriculture): Climate, soil moisture, ET, and NDVI for crop planning and irrigation
- [Weather MCP Server](https://pixelgust.com/blog/weather-mcp-server): Connect Claude and other AI assistants to live weather, climate, and hazard data
- [Sample Property Climate Report](https://pixelgust.com/sample-report): Full example of the EUR 19 one-time report for a Douro Valley vineyard
- [Growing Degree Days](https://pixelgust.com/blog/growing-degree-days): GDD formula, crop base temperatures, and 10-year estimates for any location
- [Vineyard Frost Risk](https://pixelgust.com/blog/vineyard-frost-risk): Frost windows, air vs ground frost, and 10-year frost data for any site