Broadband Mapping

Closing the Digital Divide

API solutions to assist in understanding broadband serviceability

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SmartFabric℠

A robust address universe, with the highest locational accuracy, linked to rich attribution, to solve your business needs.

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  • Access to the most reliable location and property data including parcels, building footprints, addresses, tax and deed data, zoning information, residential and business usage, business unit counts, and more.
  • Built on a consistent data model for straightforward data onboarding and integration.
  • LightBox uses over 5000 data sources to continuously deliver high-accuracy data for all 50 states, Washington D.C, and U.S. territories.
  • Solves for needs that require a high level of fidelity and location accuracy over a large area, including rural regions.
  • Largest nationwide collection of parcel boundaries and building footprints, as well as secondary addresses for both residences and businesses.

APIs built for broadband workflows

LightBox's experience helps you create workflows to analyze data and bridge the Digital Divide.

  • State broadband offices can engage ISPs to map their coverage areas using SmartFabric through LightBox APIs.
  • Determine locations, residence counts, and business counts of unserved areas.
  • Create plans for grant programs to incentivize build-out.
  • Publish results to legislative, technology, and citizen stakeholders.
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Benefits of using LightBox APIs within your workflows

Secure, lightweight, powerful APIs that are available 24/7.

  • Access to the SmartFabric universe through easy-to-implement RESTful APIs.
  • Free up your data team to optimize their time and let LightBox do the heavy data processing, normalization, and management of core datasets.
  • Relationships between addresses, parcels, assessment and other layers is built into the LightBox APIs using the LightBox IDs.
  • Continuous access to the most current data available.
  • Add SmartFabric data to your mapping applications.