55 cataloged sources
54 primary-government publishers; 1 clearly labeled third-party derivative.
OFFICIAL DATA // HISTORICAL BACKFILL // FLORIDA
Florida construction data-source catalog
Track down the public evidence behind Florida permits, future projects, contractor portfolios, government bids, environmental conditions, and resilience. Know exactly what is an API, what needs an account, and what requires a lawful records request.
21 machine-readable source references
13 open APIs and 8 public bulk-download sources, subject to publisher conditions.
Historical coverage varies by source
Federal datasets offer documented longer histories; county retention, archive completeness, and record access vary.
7 gated or restricted sources
Accounts, procurement permissions, court confidentiality, paid commercial files, and records-request rules remain explicit.
WHAT THE INTELLIGENCE ENGINE CAN CONNECT
Construction records and related public data
Early-stage zoning and development orders can be compared with public permit activity, environmental filings, infrastructure plans, storm exposure, company registrations, contractor-license checks, and government awards. These correlations support research—not guarantees that a permit exists, a bid was won, a company is liable, or a project is available for solicitation.
Permits & housing
County permit portals, Census permit surveys, and historical residential activity.
Bulk download · statewideCensus Building Permits Survey: annual county and place dataBulk download · statewideCensus Building Permits Survey: monthly state filesBulk download · statewideCensus Building Permits Survey: metropolitan-area filesVerified public-source categoryReview all 10 category references →Early-stage planning
Development orders, zoning hearings, meeting agendas, and pre-permit project signals.
Public search · palm-beachPalm Beach Zoning Commission historical agendas and resultsOpen API · leeLee County development orders ArcGIS feature layerOpen API · leeLee County development-order project record queryVerified public-source categoryReview all 4 category references →Public bids & awards
County procurement, federal contracts, prime awards, and subcontract discovery.
Registration required · browardBroward BPRO purchasing and construction solicitationsPublic search · miami-dadeMiami-Dade future goods, construction, and design-build solicitationsOpen API · statewideUSAspending federal awards and spending APIVerified public-source categoryReview all 6 category references →Company portfolios
Free Florida entity filings, business relationships, and company verification.
Bulk download · statewideFlorida Sunbiz free quarterly corporation and entity downloadsBulk download · statewideFlorida Sunbiz daily business filing downloadsPublic search · statewideSunbiz corporation and registered-agent public searchLicensing & compliance
Official contractor-license lookups, enforcement, and changing local requirements.
Public search · statewideFlorida DBPR contractor license verificationPublic search · statewideFlorida Construction Industry Licensing Board guidancePublic search · browardBroward County code-enforcement public searchVerified public-source categoryReview all 4 category references →Public litigation indexes
Only lawfully accessible public case indexes; sealed records and private documents excluded.
Public search · browardBroward Clerk public civil-case indexFee / records request · browardBroward Clerk archives and court-record requestsPublic search · miami-dadeMiami-Dade Clerk civil, family, and probate public-case accessVerified public-source categoryReview all 5 category references →Water & environment
SFWMD permit signals, environmental records, and modern USGS water-data APIs.
Public search · miami-dadeMiami-Dade environmental records and DERM servicesPublic search · statewideSFWMD environmental resource and water-use permitsPublic search · statewideSFWMD right-of-way occupancy permit searchVerified public-source categoryReview all 5 category references →Flood, storms & resilience
FEMA disaster history, flood-program context, NOAA storm events, and weather alerts.
Open API · statewideOpenFEMA program and disaster datasets APIOpen API · statewideFEMA disaster declaration summariesOpen API · statewideOpenFEMA redacted National Flood Insurance Program policiesVerified public-source categoryReview all 6 category references →Infrastructure pipeline
FDOT work-program and local-agency projects, current contracts, and transportation planning.
Open API · statewideFDOT Five-Year Work Program ArcGIS feature serviceOpen API · statewideFDOT Local Agency Program project ArcGIS layerPublic search · statewideFDOT active and recently completed construction contractsMaps & open data
Hendry OGC APIs, county GIS catalogs, zoning layers, and federal dataset discovery.
Public search · statewideData.gov federal and participating public-data catalogPublic search · palm-beachPalm Beach zoning, future-land-use, and flood GIS catalogOpen API · hendryHendry County GIS OGC API Records definitionVerified public-source categoryReview all 5 category references →Florida construction law
Current official Florida statutes for contracting, building standards, and construction liens.
Public search · statewideFlorida Statutes Chapter 489: construction contractingPublic search · statewideFlorida Statutes Chapter 553: building construction standardsPublic search · statewideFlorida Statutes Chapter 713: construction liensResearch datasets
Clearly labeled third-party historical datasets, evaluated for provenance and licensing.
Bulk download · statewidePermitBase U.S. residential building permits, 1980–2024PROVENANCE, SAFETY & PREDICTIVE BOUNDARIES
Source provenance, privacy, and research limitations
Catalog inclusion means a source was identified; it does not mean every record has been downloaded. Ingestion must preserve source URLs, timestamps, dataset revisions, licenses, and access restrictions. Personal information, sealed cases, unauthorized credentials, private insurance records, and scraped gated portals are not acceptable source material. Predictive rankings must remain labeled as estimates and should be reviewed before outreach or business decisions.
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