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Observatory

The State of the Public Record

Headline numbers from the latest frozen issue, the gap index as that issue read it, and two logs that move every day: what the connector refreshed, and what a person corrected.

The State of the Public Record

As of October 2, 2026

12

Public corpora

Kinds open on the door today.

28,778,539

Records on the door

Summed across every public kind.

27

Registers opened

This quarter, by catalog status.

5

Keepers whose terms closed

Refused reuse terms, as published.

11

Refreshes in 30 days

Changed and unchanged files alike.

3,476

Corrections resolved in 30 days

Review items and claim disputes.

The gap index, as this issue read it

How consequential and how scattered the gap behind each corpus is, and how much of it is already closed. Read in full on the issue page below.

The gap index, as this issue read it
As of October 2, 2026
  • person0%
  • organization0%
  • chrb_ruling1%
  • khrc_ruling1%
  • provider1%
  • cpsc_recall1%
  • fda_device_recall1%
  • fdic_institution2%
  • vehicle_manufacturer2%
  • exclusion3%
  • parcel19%
  • fighter21%
The gap index, as this issue read it
KindCorrection achieved
person0%
organization0%
chrb_ruling1%
khrc_ruling1%
provider1%
cpsc_recall1%
fda_device_recall1%
fdic_institution2%
vehicle_manufacturer2%
exclusion3%
parcel19%
fighter21%