frostline
A parser and static API for USDA plant hardiness zone data, providing JSON files for ZIP codes.
What is frostline?
Frostline is a parser and static API for USDA plant hardiness zone data, which indicates which plants will grow in specific geographic areas based on average annual minimum temperatures. It processes bulk data from the PRISM Climate Group to create JSON files for ZIP codes, making this climate information easily accessible for developers.
Developers building gardening, agriculture, or climate-related applications, as well as data enthusiasts who need programmatic access to plant hardiness zone data.
It provides a simple, self-hostable static API for USDA hardiness zones, eliminating the need for complex database setups and enabling easy integration into web or mobile apps.
Overview
A dataset, API, and parser for USDA plant hardiness zones.
Use Cases
Best For
- Building gardening apps that recommend plants based on location
- Creating agricultural tools that use climate zone data
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