Data Corrections & Discrepancy Reporting

GroundLayers derives environmental and spatial attributes directly from official U.S. government datasets, including the U.S. Census Bureau, USDA NRCS SSURGO, USGS 3DEP, and USGS WBD. If you observe an apparent discrepancy between our rendered reports and an authoritative federal reference, please contact our data team:

Email: corrections@groundlayers.com

To expedite review, please include:

  • The full street address or latitude/longitude coordinates.
  • The specific dataset layer (e.g. USDA SSURGO soil unit, USGS elevation, watershed name).
  • The observed value versus the expected value.
  • A link to the authoritative government source or official survey document.

Technical & Platform Support

For bug reports, browser rendering defects, API connectivity errors, or accessibility feedback:

Email: support@groundlayers.com

Please include the relevant page URL, your operating system and browser version, and a brief description of the issue.

General & Research Inquiries

For inquiries from researchers, civic technologists, journalists, or members of the public interested in our open public-data integration methodology:

Email: inquiries@groundlayers.com

You can also review our technical documentation in How GroundLayers Uses Public Data and our Data Sources Specification.

Government Custodianship & Independence Notice

GroundLayers is an independent public-data utility and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated on behalf of any federal, state, or municipal government agency. GroundLayers synthesizes public-domain spatial records as published by federal providers and does not have the authority to alter official government boundary records, tax parcel maps, FEMA flood insurance rate maps, or USDA soil survey inventories. Matters requiring official agency adjudication must be directed to the respective government custodian.