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Data Source Registry

Public overview of the datasets, APIs, and signal families behind Place Signals reports.

Source status describes product readiness, not a guarantee that every record is live, complete, or available in every report.

8
Total sources
4
Wired sources
1
Static preview
3
Planned sources
5
Needs evidence
Filters
wiredDemographics

Census / ACS

Federal public dataset

Population, household, income, age, commuting, and local market context

Freshness
Annual / multi-year estimates
Coverage
US national, county, tract, place where available
Caveat
ACS estimates may lag current local conditions and can have margins of error.
Evidence status
Source registry documented; ingestion evidence still needs lifecycle link
wiredLabor

BLS labor indicators

Federal public dataset

Employment, wages, occupations, and labor availability context

Freshness
Monthly / quarterly depending on series
Coverage
US national, state, metro, county where available
Caveat
Local occupational detail varies by geography.
Evidence status
Needs source-health linkage
wiredEconomic context

BEA regional economic data

Federal public dataset

Income, GDP, industry, and regional economic momentum

Freshness
Quarterly / annual depending on series
Coverage
US national, state, county, metro depending on table
Caveat
Some measures are revised and may not reflect current street-level business conditions.
Evidence status
Needs validation evidence
static previewCompetition and amenities

OpenStreetMap / POI proxies

Open/public geospatial data

Nearby amenities, competitors, access, and local context

Freshness
Community-updated
Coverage
Varies by area
Caveat
Completeness varies materially by place and category.
Evidence status
Preview only
wiredEV infrastructure

OpenChargeMap

Public API / open registry

EV charger site-finder and local infrastructure context

Freshness
API-updated
Coverage
Global, stronger in some markets than others
Caveat
Station availability and metadata quality can vary.
Evidence status
Reference source for promotion workflow
plannedCompetition, amenities, local business density

Google Places / commercial POI

Commercial API

Business density, competitor discovery, amenities, and place context

Freshness
API-dependent
Coverage
Broad but licensing and cost constrained
Caveat
Must respect API terms, pricing, caching limits, and display rules.
Evidence status
Planned; needs API key and governance
plannedPermits and development

Permits / local government records

Local public records

Business openings, construction, zoning, development activity

Freshness
Jurisdiction-dependent
Coverage
Fragmented by city/county
Caveat
Formats, timeliness, and access methods vary widely.
Evidence status
Planned source family
plannedGrants and incentives

Grants / procurement sources

Public notices and opportunity portals

GrantBridge opportunity matching and evidence packets

Freshness
Portal-dependent
Coverage
Federal, state, local depending on connector
Caveat
Eligibility requires human/legal/business review.
Evidence status
Next wedge discovery

Registry vs legal attribution

/data/sources is the browsable source registry. /legal/data-sources is the attribution, limits, rights, and caveats page. Do not merge the two concepts.

Source lifecycle

1Identified2Evaluated3Wired4Validated5Promoted6Monitored7Deprecated if needed
Public caveat

This registry is a public product-readiness view. It does not expose private vendor data, paid-data details, credentials, or raw internal ingestion logs.