toolbelt

DATA PRIORITIES / REVIEWED 2026-10-11

Better questions.
Better source data.

Our next steps for useful data across industries, with the work that is ready to try and the work still ahead.

60 recorded query passes

8 routes checked in this review

4 next priorities

Priorities for Utlyze industry research. A bounded query pass is not a complete integration. Public data, open-source software and commercial reuse rights are separate.

READY FOR A SCOPED TASK

Newly checked routes

Read each test's scope.
Full workflows still need validation.

Bounded query passed

USDA NASS Quick Stats ↗

Compare crop yields and acreage by geography and year.

2024 Utah state-level survey corn-yield statistics; bounded crop/year/geography, no farm-level records.

Checked 2026-10-11

Bounded query passed

BEA Regional Summary Downloads ↗

Size state markets using GDP, income and spending tables.

Utah annual state-summary rows from the official SASUMMARY ZIP, including GDP and personal income. Separate from the unavailable keyed BEA API.

Checked 2026-10-11

Bounded query passed

NOAA NCEI Access Data Service ↗

Add historical temperature and precipitation to site research.

One daily weather record at Salt Lake City airport for 2024-01-01, with maximum/minimum temperature and precipitation in metric units.

Checked 2026-10-11

Bounded query passed

FDIC BankFind Suite ↗

Map banks serving an industry or region using official bank identifiers.

Three active Utah bank identities, returning bank name, FDIC certificate, state and active flag.

Checked 2026-10-11

Bounded query passed

CMS Medicare Provider Enrollment ↗

Build healthcare market maps from public provider enrollment records.

One public Medicare fee-for-service provider enrollment row filtered to Utah; no patient or claims data.

Checked 2026-10-11

Bounded query passed

FEMA OpenFEMA ↗

Add disaster declarations to regional risk and recovery-demand research.

Three Utah disaster declaration records with declaration number, declaration date, state and incident type.

Checked 2026-10-11

Bounded query passed

USDA FoodData Central ↗

Compare foods, nutrients and branded products.

One FoodData Central search result for Cheddar Cheese, using the existing data.gov credential.

Checked 2026-10-11

Bounded query passed

OSV Vulnerability Database ↗

Match approved software dependency versions to published vulnerability advisories.

Advisories for the public example package requests 2.31.0 on PyPI; no scan of private dependencies or production systems.

Checked 2026-10-11

WHAT WE SHOULD CONNECT NEXT

The biggest remaining gaps

Recommendations based on utility.
No query pass is claimed here.

01

Local business intelligence / Property / Transport

Overture Maps ↗

A shared geographic foundation for business discovery, service territories and industry maps.

First useful workflow
Extract one county's places, deduplicate by stable identifier and check a sample against original business sources.
Still to do
No local extract or query tested. Validate source-specific licensing, coverage and freshness before using it for leads.
Access and rights
Public data downloads; Places licenses vary between CDLA Permissive 2.0 and Apache 2.0 by source.
Official documentation ↗
02

Government contracts / B2B intelligence / Public procurement

SAM.gov ↗

Public federal entity and opportunity data can connect target industries with procurement demand.

First useful workflow
Resolve one public contractor identity and join its industry codes to a small, dated opportunity search.
Still to do
Already cataloged; no successful query or configured credential recorded. Finish Login.gov/SAM access and verify the permitted public-data route.
Access and rights
Account and API key required. Official Entity API limits depend on account role; an unroled non-federal personal key is listed at 10 requests/day.
Official documentation ↗
03

Market sizing / Economic research / Environmental research

Data Commons ↗

Shared place identifiers and statistical variables make cross-industry datasets easier to join.

First useful workflow
Compare one county's population, employment and housing statistics while retaining the original providers and dates.
Still to do
Documentation reviewed; no API key or bounded query recorded. Confirm the selected series and source rights before integration.
Access and rights
Current REST v2 and MCP APIs require a key; source datasets retain their individual terms.
Official documentation ↗
04

Competitive intelligence / News monitoring / Supply-chain research

GDELT ↗

Public news metadata can surface industry developments and emerging events for source-linked review.

First useful workflow
Run one short topic/date query, deduplicate article URLs and assess relevance before considering a watcher.
Still to do
Already cataloged; no operational query or monitoring workflow verified in this review.
Access and rights
Public research services and datasets. News metadata access does not grant republication rights to the underlying articles.
Official documentation ↗

Keep the source with the answer.

Use stable record IDs, observation dates and original links. A public company or provider record is a research input; confirm identity, relevance and current status before acting on it.

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