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Data Health

Operator-facing view of what the Hub holds, what is trustworthy, what is rehearsal versus historical, and what unlocks cross-round intelligence. Gates come from the central eligibility catalog and claim actuality — not screen-local rules.

Current state

At-a-glance runtime posture for browser payload, 2012 aggregates, entity browsing, 2026 publication, and cross-round comparison gates.

  • Browser payload mode

    On track

    Promoted 2026 Publication 2.x payload active

    promoted-2026-v2

  • 2012 aggregate readiness

    Ready

    Ready — 1930 apps · 1409 strings · 116 IDN (approved baseline wired in UI)

    Entity browser loaded separately — aggregates unchanged; supports IDN and initial-contention application filtering

  • 2012 entity browser

    Loaded

    Loaded — 1930 applications · registry-browser-2012-applications/1.0.0

    Corpus e5472f980444… · source 214010486cd2… (offline normalization input)

  • 2026 publication state

    On track

    Real 2026 application source promoted

    REAL_SOURCE_READY

  • Cross-round comparison

    On track

    2 of 2 comparable metrics unlocked

    2/2 comparable metrics allow cross-round comparison

Source Health

Dataset names include the round year (2012 / 2026). The Pack / method ID column is a technical bundle or parser identifier — not a calendar year.

DatasetClassificationTechnicalPack / method IDCoverageReadinessLimitation
2012 Reveal Day application sourceHistoricalicann2012-reveal-day-v1 · icann2012-parser/1.1.01930 applications (offline CSV)ReadyEntity rows available via dedicated 2012 browser payload — not mixed with 2026 rehearsal.
2012 contention sourceHistoricalicann2012-contention-pdf/1.0.0754 applications in PDF membershipPartialExplore initial-contention handoff when the 2012 payload is loaded; set-entity headline blocked (234 extracted vs 232 ICANN-cited).
2012 normalized application corpusBrowser payloadregistry-browser-2012-applications/1.0.0 · e5472f980444…1930 historical application rows available to ExploreReadyGenerated artifact from offline normalization input — organization/category coverage unchanged.
2012 organization promotion / resolutionHistoricalorganization-resolution-2026/1.0.0467 confirmed / 17 orgs · 501 total promoted · 1429 unresolvedPartialExplore confirmed portfolios when sidecar loaded; 18 candidate / 17 ambiguous apps excluded from browse. Round-wide org counts and concentration remain blocked.
2012 taxonomy / classificationHistoricalregistry-market-taxonomy/1.0139/1930 classifiedBlocked by coverageCategory / sector mix comparisons are not published.
2026 application source / claim actualityHistoricalsnap-aps-2026-applications-reveal-day-v1Promoted immutable publicationReadyReal 2026 identity requires steward promote-actuality — not inferred from rehearsal.
Current browser application payloadBrowser payloadregistry-browser-applications/2.0.0 · snap-aps-2026-applications-reveal-day-v11614 observed / 1615 official · partialReadyPublication 2.x · graph 09e75b1c83ba… · contention available

Intelligence Readiness

Application count
Comparable methodCOMPARABLE2012Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READY2026Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READYComparison allowed

Cross-round comparison allowed when 2026 application actuality is REAL_SOURCE_READY (application-count family only until org resolution).

application-count

Observed normalized application records
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHED2026Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READYComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

observed-application-records

Official applicant count
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHED2026Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READYComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

applicant-count

Observed distinct applicant legal names
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHED2026Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READYComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

observed-applicant-legal-names

Unique applied strings
Blocked by coverageBLOCKED_COVERAGE2012Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READY2026Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHEDComparison gated

Method BLOCKED_COVERAGE

unique-applied-strings

IDN applications
Comparable methodCOMPARABLE2012Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READY2026Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READYComparison allowed

Cross-round comparison allowed when 2026 application actuality is REAL_SOURCE_READY (application-count family only until org resolution).

idn-applications

Brand applications
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHED2026Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READYComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

brand-applications

Community applications (2026 designation)
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHED2026Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READYComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

community-applications

Geographic applications (self-identified)
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHED2026Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READYComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

geographic-applications

Variant applications
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHED2026Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READYComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

variant-applications

Replacement string relationships
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHED2026Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READYComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

replacement-relationships

Applicants by region (official)
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHED2026Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READYComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

applicant-by-region

Applications by region (observed rows)
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHED2026Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READYComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

application-by-region-observed

Initial Reveal Day official contention sets
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHED2026Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHEDComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

initial-contention-sets

Initial Reveal Day official contention memberships
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHED2026Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHEDComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

initial-contention-memberships

Official contention member-based analysis
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHED2026Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHEDComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

contention-member-analysis

Exact applied-string competition (RIH calculated)
Blocked by coverageBLOCKED_COVERAGE2012Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READY2026Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHEDComparison gated

Method BLOCKED_COVERAGE

exact-applied-string-competition

Distinct applicant countries
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READY2026Rehearsal fixture onlyREHEARSAL_ONLYComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

distinct-countries

Distinct ICANN regions
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READY2026Rehearsal fixture onlyREHEARSAL_ONLYComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

distinct-regions

Community designation (CSV flag)
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READY2026Rehearsal fixture onlyREHEARSAL_ONLYComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

community-designation-count

Geographic designation (CSV flag)
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READY2026Rehearsal fixture onlyREHEARSAL_ONLYComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

geographic-designation-count

Contention set membership (per application)
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READY2026Rehearsal fixture onlyREHEARSAL_ONLYComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

contention-membership-exposure

Contention set entity count
Blocked by methodBLOCKED_METHOD2012Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READY2026Rehearsal fixture onlyREHEARSAL_ONLYComparison gated

Method BLOCKED_METHOD

contention-set-count

Category / sector mix
Blocked by sourceBLOCKED_SOURCE2012Historical baseline onlyHISTORICAL_ONLY2026Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHEDComparison gated

Method BLOCKED_SOURCE

category-mix

Distinct organizations (round-wide)
Blocked by sourceBLOCKED_SOURCE2012Historical baseline onlyHISTORICAL_ONLY2026Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHEDComparison gated

Method BLOCKED_SOURCE

organization-round-count

Round-wide portfolio concentration
Blocked by sourceBLOCKED_SOURCE2012Historical baseline onlyHISTORICAL_ONLY2026Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHEDComparison gated

Method BLOCKED_SOURCE

portfolio-concentration-round-wide

Promoted organization portfolio facts
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READY2026Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHEDComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

confirmed-portfolio-facts

Confirmed returning Organizations (subset)
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READY2026Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHEDComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

confirmed-returning-organizations

Confirmed expanded Application portfolios (subset)
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READY2026Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHEDComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

confirmed-expanded-organizations

Confirmed contracted Application portfolios (subset)
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READY2026Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHEDComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

confirmed-contracted-organizations

Confirmed unchanged Application portfolios (subset)
Partial methodPARTIAL2012Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READY2026Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHEDComparison gated

Method PARTIAL

confirmed-unchanged-organizations

New Organizations (complete / round-wide)
Blocked by sourceBLOCKED_SOURCE2012Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READY2026Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHEDComparison gated

Method BLOCKED_SOURCE

new-organizations

Returning participant / prior applicant (identity) — complete
Blocked by sourceBLOCKED_SOURCE2012Approved source readyREAL_SOURCE_READY2026Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHEDComparison gated

Method BLOCKED_SOURCE

returning-participant-identity

Returning delegated operator
Blocked by sourceBLOCKED_SOURCE2012Historical baseline onlyHISTORICAL_ONLY2026Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHEDComparison gated

Method BLOCKED_SOURCE

returning-delegated-operator

Returning successful applicant
Blocked by sourceBLOCKED_SOURCE2012Historical baseline onlyHISTORICAL_ONLY2026Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHEDComparison gated

Method BLOCKED_SOURCE

returning-successful-applicant

Historical operator track record
Blocked by sourceBLOCKED_SOURCE2012Historical baseline onlyHISTORICAL_ONLY2026Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHEDComparison gated

Method BLOCKED_SOURCE

historical-operator-track-record

Historical / comparable market demand
Blocked by sourceBLOCKED_SOURCE2012Historical baseline onlyHISTORICAL_ONLY2026Not publishedNOT_PUBLISHEDComparison gated

Method BLOCKED_SOURCE

historical-market-demand

Browser Data State

2012 historical round

Approved baseline aggregates only — not entity-level Explore rows.

Aggregates in browser
1930 applications · 1409 unique strings · 116 IDN applications
Entity-level browser payload
Browser not loaded

Historical 2012 entity browser loaded (1930 applications + 1409 strings derived from the same payload) — Explore ?dataset=2012-historical; 2026 rehearsal remains the default dataset.

Offline normalized corpus
Offline normalization (icann2012-reveal-day-v1) materialized as browser payload e5472f980444e6c3… · confirmed portfolio sidecar registry-browser-2012-confirmed-portfolios/1.0.0

2026 browser entities

What Explore loads today — rehearsal drill or promoted payload, separate from 2012 historical facts.

Active entity dataset
1614-record Publication 2.x payload (snap-aps-2026-applications-reveal-day-v1) · official 1615
Payload resolution
Promoted 2026 Publication 2.x payload activePins match Publication 2.x — registry-browser-applications/2.0.0 active
Real 2026 publication
Approved source ready

Synthetic rehearsal only

Demo / Rehearsal mode uses a synthetic cohort. Those names are not 2012 Reveal Day applicants and are not the default product surface.

Coverage / Known Limitations

  • 1930 applications in approved 2012 baseline — entity rows loaded in Explore historical mode only (not merged with 2026 rehearsal).
  • Taxonomy 139/1930 classified — category-mix remains BLOCKED_COVERAGE.
  • 754 contention PDF memberships; set count blocked (234 vs 232).
  • Confirmed portfolios: 17 steward-confirmed orgs · 467 mapped apps; 2 candidate / 1 ambiguous org entities; 1429 unresolved applications.
  • Portfolio concentration and round-wide organization metrics stay gated per eligibility catalog.

Change Intelligence (technical)

Initialized
Yes
Validation state
initialized — latest feed readable from local change-intel state
Last checked
2026-11-04T13:17:12.585Z
Current observation
obs-2026-11-04T13-17-12-585Z-ab1772fe0cc0
Previous observation
obs-2026-11-03T13-15-52-636Z-ab1772fe0cc0
Latest diff counts
Application 0 · Contention 0 · Total 0
Application source hash
a3e2bdba5d3950e87f173e3f576413d9600a6651c99b6946c35bcfd0b9d3553b
Contention source hash
86f2ebd3764d1f3ea21d5d844cff004e271a443a3431e8ac440da7f72c67e2bf

Publication Readiness (informational)

2026 application actuality
Approved source ready
REAL_SOURCE_READY
Promoted 2026-10-08T11:15:41.522Z
Cross-round unlock
2 of 2 COMPARABLE metrics allow cross-round comparison at current actuality.

Prerequisite checklist (informational — no actions here)

  • 2026 application actuality promoted

    Promoted at 2026-10-08T11:15:41.522Z · snapshot snap-aps-2026-applications-reveal-day-v1

    Complete

  • Hash-matched browser application payload

    Pins match Publication 2.x — registry-browser-applications/2.0.0 active

    Complete

  • Organization resolution steward promotion

    organization-resolution-2026/1.0.0 — 501 apps promoted offline; org/portfolio cross-round metrics stay gated.

    Pending

  • Entity-level 2012 browser payload (Ticket D1)

    1930 application rows · 1409 derived strings · Explore ?dataset=2012-historical · hash e5472f980444e6c3…

    Complete

  • Cross-round comparable metrics unlocked

    2 metric(s) allow cross-round comparison at current actuality.

    Complete

Operator notes

  • Immutable 2026 publication validated and promoted via reveal-2026 promote-actuality (application actuality only).
  • Hash-matched browser application payload configured for the promoted snapshot.
  • organization-resolution-2026/1.0.0 steward promotion before organization or portfolio cross-round metrics unlock.
  • Explore historical mode (D1) active — Compare and org/portfolio unlock remain deferred (D2+).

Sources, licensing & third-party materials

Registry Intelligence Hub combines and analyzes information derived from public sources, including ICANN application and contention publications, IANA registry information, ICANN Monthly Registry Reports, and other identified public-source materials.

RIH's software, analysis logic, normalization methods, evidence models, and original presentation are separate from the underlying third-party source material. Public availability of a source does not mean that RIH owns that material or that the source material is licensed under the same terms as RIH software.

Original RIH source code is licensed under Apache-2.0. Third-party source materials retain their respective terms.

Third-party datasets, source documents, trademarks, logos, screenshots, HTML fixtures, and other source materials remain subject to their respective ownership, copyright, licensing, attribution requirements, and terms of use. Inclusion, reference, transformation, or analysis within RIH does not transfer ownership or relicense third-party materials.

Where RIH publishes derived metrics or intelligence, the underlying source, coverage, provenance, and evidence maturity should be considered alongside the result. RIH distinguishes unavailable, partial, inferred, confirmed, and source-published facts and does not treat missing source data as zero.

Registry Intelligence Hub is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by ICANN, IANA, or any other referenced registry-industry organization unless expressly stated otherwise.

Primary source classes

This table summarizes primary source classes used by RIH. It is not an exhaustive legal inventory of every third-party material that may appear in documentation, fixtures, or screenshots.

SourceRIH useRights posture
ICANN / APSApplication, Applicant, designation, contention, and public program evidenceThird-party public source; original terms retained
IANATLD / root-zone / delegation contextThird-party public source; original terms retained
ICANN Monthly Registry ReportsRegistry Market operational baselines and derived metricsThird-party source; RIH publishes derived intelligence and provenance rather than asserting ownership of underlying reports
Other identified public sourcesEvidence or corroboration where explicitly citedOriginal ownership and source terms retained

Registry Intelligence Hub is an independent research and intelligence project. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by ICANN, IANA, or GoDaddy Registry.

RIH incorporates and derives information from public third-party sources. Third-party data, trademarks, source materials, and other content remain subject to their respective ownership, copyright, licensing, attribution requirements, and terms of use.

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