SmartFabricSM

The broadest, deepest, most accurate location intelligence in one accessible place

SmartFabric integrates the breadth and depth of LightBox's geospatial data solutions to create comprehensive and highly accurate mapping giving you the ability to find exact property location details.

Why Choose SmartFabric?

Connected data assets

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.

Data management

Built on a consistent data model for straightforward data onboarding and integration.

Continuously improved and refreshed

LightBox uses over 5000 data sources to continuously deliver high-accuracy data for all 50 states, Washington D.C, and U.S. territories.

Accuracy

Solves for needs that require a high level of fidelity and location accuracy over a large area, including rural regions.

National Coverage

Largest nationwide collection of parcel boundaries and building footprints, and complete address universe for both residences and businesses.

LightBox Identifier

Our unique, persistent identifier to view connected data assets.

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.

APIs included with this solution

Geocoding

Accurately standardize, validate, and enrich address data by converting it to precise geographic coordinates—unlocking the full value of location intelligence.

Parcels

Comprehensive nationwide parcel boundaries enriched with ownership, land use, tax, and property characteristics for commercial and residential properties.

Addresses

Unlock comprehensive, parcel-linked address intelligence built from LightBox's proprietary parcel, assessment, and structure datasets—alongside trusted public and authoritative sources.

Assessment

Access detailed, jurisdiction-level property assessment data, including valuations, tax attributes, ownership, and structural details for millions of U.S. properties.

Structures

Access detailed building footprints with precision height and elevation data from LightBox's national database.

Additional add on APIs

Zoning

Comprehensive parcel-level zoning data, including districts, setbacks, floor area ratios (FAR), building height limits, and more.

Demographics

Access comprehensive demographic data including population, income, education, and housing statistics for market analysis and planning.

LightBox Location Info API

Returns spatial point data for all identified buildings, residences, and businesses in the U.S., enriched with industry-relevant attributes such as broadband serviceability.

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