GroundScore DCI · pricing & API

Screen the ground before the contract.

A data campus is a $500M to $2B commitment, and the land decision alone runs $10M to $100M. GroundScore DCI is the ground-condition decision layer the siting tools don't have. Priced as risk mitigation on a nine-figure decision, not as a data feed.

Explorer
Free
The aggregated national views and a headline score for any point.
  • National + state buildability views
  • GroundScore DCI score + band for any site
  • The data center markets, scored
  • No account required
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Always free. Lead-in to the full screening.
Professional
$499/mo
Per-parcel screenings for an individual professional. Self-serve, cancel anytime.
  • Full per-parcel GroundScore + six-pillar DCI
  • Limiting-factor flags + every interpretation behind the number
  • Written, pedologist-grade site-acquisition assessment + PDF
  • API key for your workflow (metered per AOI)
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Per-AOI & Enterprise
Custom
For active site-selection campaigns and site-acquisition teams.
  • Per-AOI screening: $500–$5,000 per AOI
  • Enterprise license: $250K–$1M+ / year
  • Metered API, volume rates, usage reporting
  • Integration support + per-parcel tile layer
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One avoided acquisition pays for years.
Why it's priced this way

Risk mitigation on a nine-figure decision

Against a $10M to $100M land decision and an unbudgeted post-acquisition remediation, a screening is a fraction of a percent. The value isn't the data; it's the decision it de-risks.

SSURGO is authoritative

Federal soil science from the National Cooperative Soil Survey, field-surveyed over 125+ years and continuously updated, translated into decision-ready ratings for data-center criteria. Not opinions.

Corrosion is the missed line item

Soil corrosivity to buried steel and concrete drives foundation cost, grounding grids, ductbanks, and power vaults. Most site screeners miss it entirely.

Water table + drainage + flooding

Combined, this trio is what kills data-center sites after acquisition: cooling systems, underground infrastructure, and dewatering all depend on it.

For developers

The GroundScore DCI API

One CORS-open endpoint scores any point. The free tier returns the headline DCI; a key returns the full breakdown, the written assessment, and per-AOI usage for billing.

Endpoint

POST https://lab10yr.com/api/soil-analyze
Content-Type: application/json

{ "wkt": "point(<lng> <lat>)", "mode": "dc" }

Free response (no key)

{ "dcsi_value": "88.4", "dcsi_class": "Prime",   // GroundScore (soil)
  "dci_value": 70.4, "dci_band": "Favorable" }      // full DCI

Pro response (with key)

Send X-Lab10YR-Key: <key> (or ?key=). Adds the six pillar scores, the raw site data (LiDAR slope, seismic, precipitation, nearest HV line + kV, grid carbon), the written assessment, and usage (AOI count for the billing period).

Try it

curl -s https://lab10yr.com/api/soil-analyze \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"wkt":"point(-112.64171 33.55478)","mode":"dc"}'

Usage (billing)

GET https://lab10yr.com/api/usage?key=<token>
// -> { plan, aoi_used, aoi_quota, period }

Data attributed to the National Cooperative Soil Survey (SSURGO) via Soil Data Access. Non-soil pillars from USGS 3DEP and seismic, Open-Meteo, and HIFLD. Screening is a desktop interpretation; a geotechnical investigation is required before commitment.