# HIVIS Imagery Visualization Application
Canonical URL: https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/docs/nims/hivis/
> HIVIS is the web application for browsing images and time-lapse videos that NIMS collects at USGS monitoring sites.


## Hydrologic Imagery Visualization and Information System (HIVIS)

The Hydrologic Imagery Visualization and Information System (HIVIS) is a web application that serves as a primary interface for accessing imagery managed by NIMS. HIVIS provides:

-   Access to tens of millions of image products and time-lapse videos from USGS water-resource monitoring sites.

-   Interactive map-based visualization of imagery alongside hydrologic data.

-   Support for scientific research and public decision-making through historical and real-time imagery analysis.

HIVIS is publicly accessible at <https://apps.usgs.gov/hivis>.

For more information, visit the [HIVIS Project Page](https://www.usgs.gov/tools/hydrologic-imagery-visualization-and-information-system-hivis).

Questions or comments about HIVIS can be directed to <hivis@usgs.gov>.