{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "generated_on": "2026-09-28",
  "title": "Physical-target leads for unresolved Epoch reference sites",
  "semantics": "Lead-only candidates are research inputs, not canonical coordinates. Conflicting secondary coordinates remain unpromoted until an authoritative parcel or equivalent defensible target is established.",
  "targets": [
    {
      "epoch_id": "EPOCH-661288625d17662a",
      "site_name": "OpenAI Stargate UAE",
      "canonical_status": "UNRESOLVED",
      "current_canonical_coordinate": null,
      "lead_state": "LEAD_ONLY",
      "official_project_context": {
        "source_url": "https://openai.com/index/stargate-uae/",
        "finding": "OpenAI publicly describes a 1GW Stargate UAE compute cluster in Abu Dhabi; the retained evidence does not establish a defensible facility parcel coordinate."
      },
      "secondary_coordinate_leads": [
        {
          "latitude": 24.4539,
          "longitude": 54.3773,
          "source": "AI Data Center Index",
          "source_url": "https://aidatacenterindex.com/data-centers/stargate-uae/"
        },
        {
          "latitude": 24.4539,
          "longitude": 54.3773,
          "source": "AIT Community",
          "source_url": "https://aitcommunity.com/ai-data-centers/stargate-uae-data-center/"
        },
        {
          "latitude": 24.485,
          "longitude": 54.41,
          "source": "OpenButterfly",
          "source_url": "https://openbutterfly.com/stargate-uae/"
        }
      ],
      "conflict_note": "Secondary coordinate leads are inconsistent and are not treated as authoritative facility parcels; an independent directory states the exact location is not public.",
      "blocking_evidence": [
        "Authoritative parcel/site boundary or equivalent project-specific geospatial record",
        "Independent primary or independently corroborated record tying the address to the physical Epoch target",
        "A defensible acquisition target before site-specific physical interpretation is promoted"
      ],
      "promotion_rule": "Promote to RESOLVED only when a primary or independently corroborated project-specific source establishes the physical target.",
      "public_area_leads": [
        {
          "source": "Reuters",
          "source_url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uae-revises-ai-data-center-plan-after-iranian-attacks-sources-say-2026-09-11/",
          "publication_date": "2026-09-11",
          "finding": "Two people familiar with planning confirmed the complex's location near Al Dhafra Air Base. Reuters reports this location had not previously been publicly known.",
          "confidence": "AREA_LEVEL_SECONDARY_REPORTING",
          "coordinate_status": "NO_CANONICAL_COORDINATE"
        }
      ],
      "current_plan_context": {
        "source": "Reuters",
        "source_url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uae-revises-ai-data-center-plan-after-iranian-attacks-sources-say-2026-09-11/",
        "publication_date": "2026-09-11",
        "finding": "The original single-site 5 GW Abu Dhabi campus is being reconsidered as a distributed network across the UAE; first-phase construction is reported to continue with modifications. The reporting does not publish a parcel boundary or canonical coordinate.",
        "disposition": "CONTEXT_ONLY_NOT_A_COORDINATE"
      },
      "address_level_secondary_leads": [
        {
          "address": "Nexus L&T Project Office, Al Bihouth, Al Dhafrah, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates",
          "source": "Interconnection.fyi",
          "source_url": "https://www.interconnection.fyi/data-center/project/openai-stargate-uae-cf5b737f",
          "captured_on": "2026-09-28",
          "finding": "Current public data-center tracker lists this project address and identifies G42 as owner/operator. This is address-level secondary evidence, not a parcel boundary or authoritative geospatial record."
        },
        {
          "address": "Nexus L&T Project Office, Al Bihouth, Al Dhafrah, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates",
          "source": "DataCenter.fyi",
          "source_url": "https://www.datacenter.fyi/public-record/openai-stargate-uae-cf5b737f",
          "captured_on": "2026-09-28",
          "finding": "Current public-record page independently lists the same project address and construction status. The page does not publish a verified coordinate or parcel boundary."
        },
        {
          "address": "Nexus L&T Project Office, Al Bihouth, Al Dhafrah, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates",
          "source": "AI Infrastructure Atlas",
          "source_url": "https://aiimpactcalculator.com/infrastructure/openai-stargate-uae-10656b",
          "captured_on": "2026-09-28",
          "finding": "Current atlas lists the same address and states that local permitting/community evidence remains under research. This corroborates the address string but does not establish an exact facility parcel."
        }
      ],
      "address_lead_status": "CORROBORATED_SECONDARY_ADDRESS_NO_PARCEL"
    }
  ]
}