Flexible. Integrative. Adaptable.
One hydrofabric that adapts across watersheds, models, and workflows. It connects them into one interoperable reference. 2.7M+ catchments, nationally consistent.
Water Intelligence Infrastructure
Understand water.
Anticipate risk.
Build better decisions.
A flexible hydrologic platform. Unified data, scalable infrastructure, and model-agnostic applications that federal agencies, utilities, and research institutions extend into forecasts, flood maps, and custom workflows.
Trusted by federal agencies, utilities, and research institutions.
Why Lynker Spatial
Why teams standardize on Lynker Spatial.
Cloud-ready delivery
APIs, vector tiles, a product catalog, and direct data delivery — built for operational integration, not one-off downloads.
Scientific depth
The authors of the methods lead the engagements. Peer-reviewed research powers the platform and every product on it.
Applied modeling
From hydrologic and hydraulic simulation to forecast integration — defensible outputs, reproducible workflows, ready for operational use.
Platform Scale
Hydrologic coverage at national scale.
3.8M+ catchments
Nationally consistent river network.
14+ models
Named streamflow models for comparison and forecasting.
50 states
Nationally consistent coverage, from summit to sea.
15 min–15 day forecast horizons
From near-real-time to multi-day operational planning.
Product Architecture
One foundation. A family of products.
Fragmented data, siloed models, incomplete flood intelligence. The Hydrofabric connects them into one adaptable foundation. All of our products live on this foundation.
How You Access It
Integrate, embed, or deliver at scale.
Integrate via API, browse products interactively, embed map tiles, or request operational delivery at scale.
Evaluate
Open access to selected datasets and API endpoints for research and evaluation.
Operate
Production API access, increased rate limits, and support.
Enterprise
Bulk delivery, SLAs, dedicated support, and custom integrations.
Programmatic access
FlowFabric API
Query streamflow and model outputs directly. Use the REST API or the official R and Python clients.
from flowfabricpy import *
tbl = flowfabric_streamflow_query(
dataset_id = "nws_owp_nwm_analysis",
feature_ids = ["101", "1001"],
issue_time = "latest"
)library(flowfabricr)
tbl <- flowfabric_streamflow_query(
dataset_id = "nws_owp_nwm_analysis",
feature_ids = c("101", "1001"),
issue_time = "latest"
)
Map tiles
Tiles Marketplace
Vector and raster tiles for GIS teams and web applications. Hydrofabric, flood, and streamflow maps served cloud-native, no custom infrastructure required.
Formats
PMTiles
MVT
PBF
COG
STAC
Works with
MapLibre
QGIS
ArcGIS
Python
Enterprise delivery
Direct Data Delivery
Bespoke data solutions designed around your mission. We build the delivery, integration, and handoff model that fits how your team actually operates.
What we build
- Custom spatial and temporal extracts
- Operational database access or mirrors
- Scheduled and event-driven delivery
- Integrations into your existing stack
- SLA-backed support
Solutions & Applications
Applied solutions, built on the platform.
Platform capabilities paired with applied modeling, consulting, and custom analytics. Delivered by the team that built the science.
Modeling & Forecasting
Hydrologic modeling and flood forecasting
Simulation, scenario testing, and forecast systems for watershed analysis, flood behavior, and operational early warning.
Risk & Regulatory
Risk, compliance, and regulatory analysis
Infrastructure exposure assessments and transparent geospatial workflows for environmental determinations and policy analysis.
Custom Systems
Tailored spatial intelligence
Data products, analytics pipelines, and decision interfaces designed around how your organization evaluates risk, performance, and outcomes.
Operations
Real-time operational data
Analysis-ready data layers delivered through APIs and dashboards. Pre-processed so analysts, planners, and responders can act immediately.
Science & Innovation
Peer-reviewed science behind every product decision.
Our team publishes the methods that power the platform.
National modeling
Diagnostic Evaluation of the NOAA National Water Model
National-scale diagnostics highlighting model heterogeneity in operational forecasting.
Johnson, J. M., Fang, S., Sankarasubramanian, A., Rad, A. M., Kindl da Cunha, L., Jennings, K. S., et al.
Hydrologic data infrastructure
Reference Flow Networks for Hydrologic Data Integration
Methods for durable, reproducible integration using a national hydrographic reference network.
Blodgett, D., Johnson, J. M., & Bock, A.
Next‑generation modeling
The NextGen Water Resources Modeling Framework
Community-driven framework linking hydrologic science, data infrastructure, and HPC.
Ogden, F. L., Jennings, K., Clark, E. P., Coon, E., Cosgrove, B., da Cunha, L. K., et al.
Trust
Built for organizations that need rigor and operational practicality.
Research, engineering, and applied decision support, built for planners, program managers, scientists, modelers, and technical teams.
Collaborators and clients across federal agencies, research institutions, and environmental organizations working on water, hazards, and climate resilience.
Platform + partnership
Data products and cloud-ready infrastructure paired with bespoke consulting and model development.
Federal and public-sector teams
Infrastructure built for agencies, utilities, and operational teams working on water, hazards, and environmental stewardship.
Published methods, open tools
Reproducible geospatial workflows backed by peer-reviewed publications. Credibility you can cite.
Decision-focused delivery
Maps, models, analytics, and interfaces built for teams that need to act, not just observe.
Our Team
A small, senior team that ships science into production.
Hydrologists, data scientists, geospatial engineers, and product builders — working as one team, with no handoff gaps between the science and production.
Hydrologists & modelers
The authors behind our peer-reviewed methods lead engagements directly — no translation layer between the science and the delivery.
Geospatial engineers
API, data services, tile infrastructure, and interfaces built by the same team that deploys and operates them at national scale.
Senior practitioners on every engagement
You work with the people designing and building the platform — not with a layer of account managers in front of them.
Mission-adaptive structure
The team flexes around mission requirements and brings trusted domain collaborators in when projects need them, with accountability kept centralized.
Contact
Let's build your water intelligence system.
National data infrastructure, flood intelligence, regulatory workflows, custom dashboards — or something you haven't named yet. Let's talk.
Bring your mission. We'll bring the platform.
We partner with agencies, utilities, and enterprise teams to deliver water intelligence at national scale.