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A free Site Briefing on any U.S. data center, generated in about a minute from 9 public data sources (USGS, NASA, USFWS, Census, GBIF, JRC), in plain language — then tracked over time, so you can come back and see what's changed: new filings, updated readings, nearby proposals. Built for local citizens, neighbors, journalists, and intervenors who otherwise carry the cost of the buildout.
Civitar is solely for informational and educational purposes. Not engineering practice, not legal advice, not a regulatory submission.
Civitar pulls cited public-record data on any U.S. data-center site into a single plain-language briefing — and keeps a timeline of every analysis, so returning users see what changed since they last looked. Monitor unlocks change alerts for saved sites and the Mitigation Explorer — documented mitigation approaches relevant to a site's findings.
Search by name, address, or pan the map. Civitar covers existing and proposed facilities nationwide.
Eight categories of public-data context — water, biodiversity, environmental justice, noise, heat, air, vegetation, groundwater — each finding cited to its source, in plain language. Where construction history is known, vegetation / heat / groundwater / EJ findings compare pre- and post-construction windows.
Monitor opens the Mitigation Explorer: documented mitigation approaches relevant to a site's findings — with rationale, scope, and trade-offs, drawn from the public record and literature. Informational only — not engineering or legal advice; consult a licensed professional for any site decision.
Civitar doesn't take positions for or against any project. It gives every audience access to the same public-data context so the conversation that follows is grounded in shared facts.
Living next to (or near) a proposed or existing site. Want to know what the public record shows before the next council meeting.
Covering the data-center buildout in your county or state. Need cited environmental and demographic data on deadline.
Representing residents, watershed councils, or conservation groups in permit proceedings or community-engagement processes.
Institutional accounts unlock multi-seat access, white-label PDFs, and bulk briefing exports for newsroom collaboration or research.
Pick from 1,474 active (red) or 313 proposed (blue) data centers. The full briefing is free to read — no account needed. Click Show technical detail on any finding for the raw data and source.
Tell us about a proposed or existing site. A name and rough location is enough — links and context help us verify and add it faster.
We review every submission. We never sell your data. Privacy.
Create a free account to save data centers, compare them, and see the change-over-time timeline when you return — plus preview the Mitigation Explorer. (Monitor adds alerts that notify you when the record changes.)
A free account unlocks full Site Briefings forever. Monitor adds change alerts for saved sites and the Mitigation Explorer. Institutional rates serve newsrooms, libraries, and conservation orgs on a sliding scale. Donations help keep Civitar free for the communities who need it most.
Free for founding members during launch — no card. $5/mo afterward; we'll email you well before anything changes.
We surface what public data shows. We cite every numeric value. We don't make biological-opinion, engineering, or legal determinations. Our methodology is open and our source code is public.