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 "name": "AltData Atlas — categories",
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  "register": "2026-09-24",
  "coverage": "2026-09-29",
  "latest": "2026-09-29"
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 "license": {
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   "slug": "card-transactions",
   "code": "TXN",
   "roman": "I",
   "name": "Card & Transactions",
   "definition": "Card and transaction data is anonymised consumer payment activity — card swipes, bank transfers, and account records — aggregated into panels that estimate a company's revenue before it is reported.",
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    "withSample": 1
   },
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  },
  {
   "id": "web",
   "slug": "web-pricing",
   "code": "WEB",
   "roman": "II",
   "name": "Web & Pricing Data",
   "definition": "Web and pricing data is information collected from public websites at scale: product prices, assortment, stock status, and site traffic, captured daily and structured for analysis.",
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    "verified": 34,
    "withSample": 6
   },
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  {
   "id": "nlp",
   "slug": "news-sentiment",
   "code": "NLP",
   "roman": "III",
   "name": "News & Sentiment",
   "definition": "News and sentiment data is text — news articles, regulatory filings, earnings-call transcripts, and social media — scored by algorithms into structured measures of tone, relevance, and novelty for companies and markets.",
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    "providers": 41,
    "verified": 38,
    "withSample": 0
   },
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    "markdown": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/news-sentiment.md",
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  },
  {
   "id": "geo",
   "slug": "foot-traffic",
   "code": "GEO",
   "roman": "IV",
   "name": "Foot Traffic & Mobility",
   "definition": "Foot traffic and mobility data is anonymised location information from mobile devices, aggregated to measure visits to stores, venues, and regions over time.",
   "counts": {
    "providers": 28,
    "verified": 27,
    "withSample": 4
   },
   "links": {
    "html": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/foot-traffic",
    "markdown": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/foot-traffic.md",
    "json": "https://altdataatlas.com/api/categories/foot-traffic.json"
   }
  },
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   "id": "esg",
   "slug": "esg-climate",
   "code": "ESG",
   "roman": "V",
   "name": "ESG & Climate",
   "definition": "ESG and climate data is independent measurement of a company's environmental, social, and governance exposure — emissions, controversies, and physical climate risk — compiled from sources beyond the company's own disclosure.",
   "counts": {
    "providers": 9,
    "verified": 8,
    "withSample": 2
   },
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    "markdown": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/esg-climate.md",
    "json": "https://altdataatlas.com/api/categories/esg-climate.json"
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  },
  {
   "id": "sat",
   "slug": "satellite-geospatial",
   "code": "SAT",
   "roman": "VI",
   "name": "Satellite & Geospatial",
   "definition": "Satellite and geospatial data is imagery of the Earth's surface and the measurements derived from it — ships in ports, cars in parking lots, crop health, construction activity — converted into countable investment signals.",
   "counts": {
    "providers": 28,
    "verified": 28,
    "withSample": 5
   },
   "links": {
    "html": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/satellite-geospatial",
    "markdown": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/satellite-geospatial.md",
    "json": "https://altdataatlas.com/api/categories/satellite-geospatial.json"
   }
  },
  {
   "id": "sup",
   "slug": "supply-chain",
   "code": "SUP",
   "roman": "VII",
   "name": "Supply Chain & Shipping",
   "definition": "Supply chain and shipping data is the record of goods in motion: vessel positions, port calls, bills of lading, and freight rates, assembled to show what is being shipped, where, and by whom.",
   "counts": {
    "providers": 20,
    "verified": 20,
    "withSample": 3
   },
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    "markdown": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/supply-chain.md",
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   }
  },
  {
   "id": "job",
   "slug": "jobs-workforce",
   "code": "JOB",
   "roman": "VIII",
   "name": "Jobs & Workforce",
   "definition": "Jobs and workforce data is information on hiring and employment — job postings, employee profiles, headcount, and attrition — collected from public sources and read as a signal of a company's plans.",
   "counts": {
    "providers": 14,
    "verified": 14,
    "withSample": 4
   },
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    "html": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/jobs-workforce",
    "markdown": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/jobs-workforce.md",
    "json": "https://altdataatlas.com/api/categories/jobs-workforce.json"
   }
  },
  {
   "id": "wx",
   "slug": "weather-agriculture",
   "code": "WX",
   "roman": "IX",
   "name": "Weather & Agriculture",
   "definition": "Weather and agriculture data is measurement and forecasting of physical conditions — temperature, rainfall, soil moisture, crop health — organised to predict commodity supply and weather-sensitive demand.",
   "counts": {
    "providers": 13,
    "verified": 13,
    "withSample": 3
   },
   "links": {
    "html": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/weather-agriculture",
    "markdown": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/weather-agriculture.md",
    "json": "https://altdataatlas.com/api/categories/weather-agriculture.json"
   }
  },
  {
   "id": "app",
   "slug": "app-usage",
   "code": "APP",
   "roman": "X",
   "name": "App Usage & Downloads",
   "definition": "App usage data is estimated measurement of mobile application adoption — downloads, active users, engagement, and in-app revenue — derived from device panels and app-store statistics.",
   "counts": {
    "providers": 14,
    "verified": 14,
    "withSample": 1
   },
   "links": {
    "html": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/app-usage",
    "markdown": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/app-usage.md",
    "json": "https://altdataatlas.com/api/categories/app-usage.json"
   }
  },
  {
   "id": "rct",
   "slug": "email-receipts",
   "code": "RCT",
   "roman": "XI",
   "name": "Email Receipts",
   "definition": "Email receipt data is purchase information extracted from order confirmations in anonymised consumer email inboxes, aggregated into panels that track spending merchant by merchant.",
   "counts": {
    "providers": 5,
    "verified": 5,
    "withSample": 1
   },
   "links": {
    "html": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/email-receipts",
    "markdown": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/email-receipts.md",
    "json": "https://altdataatlas.com/api/categories/email-receipts.json"
   }
  },
  {
   "id": "crd",
   "slug": "credit-lending",
   "code": "CRD",
   "roman": "XII",
   "name": "Credit & Lending",
   "definition": "Credit and lending data is information on borrowing: loan originations, delinquencies, consumer credit health, and private credit flows, aggregated from lenders, servicers, and credit files.",
   "counts": {
    "providers": 14,
    "verified": 14,
    "withSample": 2
   },
   "links": {
    "html": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/credit-lending",
    "markdown": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/credit-lending.md",
    "json": "https://altdataatlas.com/api/categories/credit-lending.json"
   }
  },
  {
   "id": "gov",
   "slug": "public-records",
   "code": "GOV",
   "roman": "XIII",
   "name": "Public Records & Filings",
   "definition": "Public records and filings data is government-held information — regulatory filings, court dockets, lobbying disclosures, and contract awards — parsed into structured, searchable form.",
   "counts": {
    "providers": 34,
    "verified": 34,
    "withSample": 12
   },
   "links": {
    "html": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/public-records",
    "markdown": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/public-records.md",
    "json": "https://altdataatlas.com/api/categories/public-records.json"
   }
  },
  {
   "id": "xpn",
   "slug": "expert-networks",
   "code": "XPN",
   "roman": "XIV",
   "name": "Expert Networks & Surveys",
   "definition": "Expert network and survey data is primary research: paid consultations with industry practitioners, and the quantified surveys and transcript libraries built on that access.",
   "counts": {
    "providers": 24,
    "verified": 23,
    "withSample": 0
   },
   "links": {
    "html": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/expert-networks",
    "markdown": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/expert-networks.md",
    "json": "https://altdataatlas.com/api/categories/expert-networks.json"
   }
  },
  {
   "id": "iot",
   "slug": "sensors-iot",
   "code": "IOT",
   "roman": "XV",
   "name": "Sensors & IoT",
   "definition": "Sensor and IoT data is telemetry from connected devices and industrial equipment — energy meters, machinery, vehicles — aggregated into measures of physical economic activity.",
   "counts": {
    "providers": 13,
    "verified": 13,
    "withSample": 2
   },
   "links": {
    "html": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/sensors-iot",
    "markdown": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/sensors-iot.md",
    "json": "https://altdataatlas.com/api/categories/sensors-iot.json"
   }
  },
  {
   "id": "cry",
   "slug": "crypto-onchain",
   "code": "CRY",
   "roman": "XVI",
   "name": "Crypto & On-Chain",
   "definition": "Crypto and on-chain data is the public record of blockchain activity — transactions, wallet flows, and exchange balances — combined with market data from digital-asset venues.",
   "counts": {
    "providers": 14,
    "verified": 14,
    "withSample": 4
   },
   "links": {
    "html": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/crypto-onchain",
    "markdown": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/crypto-onchain.md",
    "json": "https://altdataatlas.com/api/categories/crypto-onchain.json"
   }
  },
  {
   "id": "bio",
   "slug": "healthcare-clinical",
   "code": "BIO",
   "roman": "XVII",
   "name": "Healthcare & Clinical",
   "definition": "Healthcare and clinical data is anonymised medical activity — insurance claims, prescription flows, and clinical-trial progress — aggregated to track drug uptake and healthcare demand.",
   "counts": {
    "providers": 18,
    "verified": 18,
    "withSample": 3
   },
   "links": {
    "html": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/healthcare-clinical",
    "markdown": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/healthcare-clinical.md",
    "json": "https://altdataatlas.com/api/categories/healthcare-clinical.json"
   }
  },
  {
   "id": "pe",
   "slug": "private-markets",
   "code": "PE",
   "roman": "XVIII",
   "name": "Private Markets Signals",
   "definition": "Private markets data is information on companies that do not report publicly — funding rounds, valuations, revenue estimates, and operating metrics — assembled from filings, investors, and proprietary research.",
   "counts": {
    "providers": 15,
    "verified": 15,
    "withSample": 1
   },
   "links": {
    "html": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/private-markets",
    "markdown": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/private-markets.md",
    "json": "https://altdataatlas.com/api/categories/private-markets.json"
   }
  },
  {
   "id": "auto",
   "slug": "auto-vehicle",
   "code": "AUT",
   "roman": "XIX",
   "name": "Auto & Vehicle Data",
   "definition": "Auto and vehicle data is measurement of the car market: new- and used-vehicle prices, inventory, registrations, and valuations, tracked across dealers and registries.",
   "counts": {
    "providers": 3,
    "verified": 3,
    "withSample": 0
   },
   "links": {
    "html": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/auto-vehicle",
    "markdown": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/auto-vehicle.md",
    "json": "https://altdataatlas.com/api/categories/auto-vehicle.json"
   }
  },
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   "id": "est",
   "slug": "estimates-events-flows",
   "code": "EST",
   "roman": "XX",
   "name": "Estimates, Events & Fund Flows",
   "definition": "Estimates, events, and fund-flow data is market metadata: analyst consensus, corporate-event and dividend calendars, and records of money moving in and out of funds.",
   "counts": {
    "providers": 10,
    "verified": 10,
    "withSample": 1
   },
   "links": {
    "html": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/estimates-events-flows",
    "markdown": "https://altdataatlas.com/category/estimates-events-flows.md",
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}