Read parcel boundaries, zoning classifications, or site data for any address from the command line. One call returns elevation, contamination history, parcel data, school district, transit proximity, and more as structured JSON. No web map to click through, no PDF to read, no account required. Use bim site assess for a full multi-layer report, or call individual verbs when you only need one thing.
Site assessment from authoritative public APIs: flood zones, elevation, contamination, parcel data, seismic hazard, NYC regulatory layers, and global satellite imagery. No API keys required for core functionality.
Feature Coveragev0.6.7 · 2026-06-09
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● full+ extends federal○ key required– not covered◆ new in v0.6.7
Claude Code compiles a parcel information package for 140 West Street, NYC — pulling zoning, flood zone, school district, environmental hazards, parcel boundary, and building history, then composing a PDF report.
Quick start
US address:
bim site assess --address "847 Meridian Ave, San Jose, CA 95125"
NYC address (29 layers):
bim site assess --address "4630 Center Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11109"
Boston address (MA layer stack):
bim site assess --address "115 Kingston St, Boston MA"
Taiwan address (v0.6.0):
bim site assess --address "台中市西屯區市政路200號"
Country is detected automatically. No flag or config change needed. Nominatim geocoder is used by default (no key). Set BIM_SITE_TGOS_APPID + BIM_SITE_TGOS_APIKEY for Taiwan house-number precision via TGOS.
Requirements
Network access to public government APIs. No API keys required for core functionality. Optional: BIM_REGRID_API_KEY (US parcel fallback), BIM_SITE_TGOS_APPID/APIKEY (Taiwan precision geocoding). See /site/llms.txt for full endpoint list.
Address vs coordinates
All verbs accept --lat + --lon (WGS84), or --address "...". assess accepts --address directly.
Rate-limit signals
When any upstream service rate-limits a request, assess returns a structured throttle_hint — no string parsing required:
Full site assessment: geocode → jurisdiction → fan out all applicable data layers in parallel → return STAC-tagged layer stack.
bim site doctor
Driver health check - pings all federal endpoints and spot-checks registry entries
21 counties pre-loaded with free no-key ArcGIS endpoints: all Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo), King County WA, Travis County TX, Maricopa County AZ, Cook County IL, NYC all 5 boroughs (Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island via MapPLUTO), St. Louis City MO, Suffolk County MA (Boston — MassGIS Level 3 Parcels). Outside covered counties, set BIM_REGRID_API_KEY for Regrid fallback.
Pipe compositions
# US lot assessment → Excel
bim site assess --address "847 Meridian Ave, San Jose, CA" | bim excel write site-report.xlsx
# NYC lot assessment (29 layers) → Excel
bim site assess --address "4630 Center Blvd, Long Island City, NY" | bim excel write nyc-report.xlsx
# NYC brownfield sites → Excel
bim site brownfield.lookup --lat 40.7282 --lon -73.9442 | bim excel write brownfields.xlsx
# Flood boundary → DXF → Revit (by coordinates)
bim site flood vector --lat 37.313 --lon -121.915 --out flood.dxf
# Flood boundary → DXF → Revit (by address)
bim site flood vector --address "847 Meridian Ave, San Jose, CA 95125" --out flood.dxf
# Global satellite imagery
bim site satellite.map --lat 35.6762 --lon 139.6503 --wayback-date 2024-01-01
# Taiwan lot assessment → Excel
bim site assess --address "台中市西屯區市政路200號" | bim excel write taichung-report.xlsx
# Boston civic site report (BPDA zoning + CFROD + MassGIS parcel)
bim site assess --address "115 Kingston St, Boston MA" | bim excel write boston-site.xlsx
# Article 80 review flags for a Boston project
bim site zoning lookup --address "115 Kingston St, Boston MA" --gfa 35000 --units 20