Classifies the built environment from dense urban core to open countryside using overhead imagery analysis. Scores range from 1 (dense urban core - wall-to-wall pavement, no greenery) to 255 (rural — farms, forests, barely a building). A score of 0 indicates no data is available for the location.
Your access token or API key. Pass as Authorization: Bearer <token>.
The latitude of the location in decimal degrees (WGS 84). Must be between -90 and 90.
-90 <= x <= 90The longitude of the location in decimal degrees (WGS 84). Must be between -180 and 180.
-180 <= x <= 180Successful Response
API response for an Urban-Rural Index lookup.
The Urban-Rural Index result. A score of 0 means no imagery data is available for the given coordinates.
{
"description": "Dense urban: continuous building frontage, high pavement coverage, and minimal open green space detected from imagery.",
"score": 52
}