Atlas/Observation Bus
Observation Bus

Receive, normalize, deduplicate, timestamp, classify, route

Every observation passes through these six stages before it is eligible for the Evidence Factory. The examples below show observations at different points in that pipeline.

Received──▶Normalized──▶Deduplicated──▶Timestamped──▶Classified──▶Routed
Human Analyst

Analyst note: spoke with a regional trading contact who described continued tightness in non-domestic spheronization allocations for Q3 2026.

Currently: Routed · 2026-07-07
Human Analyst

Analyst note: confirmed by phone with Imperial County planning staff that the zoning hearing for the candidate processing parcel remains on schedule.

Currently: Routed · 2026-07-06
Human Analyst

Analyst note: site visit to the Long Beach bonded warehouse candidate confirmed available floor space matches the quoted square footage.

Currently: Classified · 2026-07-05
Government ConnectorIllustrative

[Illustrative — Government Connector not yet built] Filing feed would surface a new California AB-series bill affecting critical minerals processing permits.

Currently: Routed · 2026-07-07
Power Grid ConnectorIllustrative

[Illustrative — Power Grid Connector not yet built] Interconnection queue feed would surface updated study milestones for Imperial County substations.

Currently: Classified · 2026-07-07
News ConnectorIllustrative

[Illustrative — News Connector not yet built] Wire feed would surface graphite pricing commentary from multiple trade publications, requiring deduplication across sources.

Currently: Deduplicated · 2026-07-06
IoT ConnectorIllustrative

[Illustrative — IoT Connector not yet built] Site telemetry feed would surface equipment utilization percentages requiring unit normalization before classification.

Currently: Normalized · 2026-07-05
Port ConnectorIllustrative

[Illustrative — Port Connector not yet built] Terminal feed would surface raw berth-scheduling data, not yet parsed into a structured record.

Currently: Received · 2026-07-04