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The original coordinate and its provenance remain in research history.", "county_display": "19049" } }, { "id": "us-signal-ia01-waukee-ia", "state": "ia", "kind": "facility", "name": "US Signal IA01 Des Moines Data Center (Waukee)", "group": "operating", "status": "Operator-listed colocation service", "raw_status": "operating", "status_field": "current_status", "crypto": false, "type": "Data center (inventory classification)", "counties": [ "Dallas" ], "city": "Waukee", "address": "", "who": "US Signal", "end_user": "", "mw": null, "power": "", "power_note": "", "investment": "", "jobs": "", "acres": null, "utility": "", "water": "", "incentives": "", "note": "Manual source context is available for this inherited inventory record. The inventory label and approximate geography are retained for discovery. This is not certification of current operation, ownership, a separate physical building, technical capacity or a precise parcel. Missing fields remain unknown. named operator source. Dynamic headline counters appear as zero in saved text; critical load and areas remain unknown, not zero. Generator, UPS and kVA are different electrical bases, not IT MW. Built year not precise opening date. Fields can apply to shared campus, regional or historical context; consult source review before assigning to a building.", "date": "", "events": [], "timeline": [], "opened": "", "tier": "", "sources": [ { "url": "https://ussignal.com/data-centers/ia01-des-moines/", "host": "ussignal.com", "date": "", "published": "", "checked": "2026-10-14", "date_kind": "publication date not established", "label": "Reviewed source" }, { "url": "https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/geographies/onelineaddress?address=390+N+Alices+Road%2C+Waukee%2C+IA+50263&benchmark=Public_AR_Current&vintage=Current_Current&format=json", "host": "geocoding.geo.census.gov", "published": "", "date": "", "checked": "2026-10-23", "label": "Unique calculated street range and retained county match" }, { "url": "https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/Geocoding_Services_API.html", "host": "geocoding.geo.census.gov", "published": "", "date": "", "checked": "2026-10-22", "label": "Census address range method and limits" }, { "url": "https://basemap.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/USGSImageryOnly/MapServer/export?bbox=-93.8571488426408%2C41.61871018131653%2C-93.84873706817119%2C41.624998359541465&bboxSR=4326&imageSR=3857&size=1000%2C1000&format=png&f=image", "host": "basemap.nationalmap.gov", "published": "", "date": "", "checked": "2026-10-23", "label": "Actually viewed setting only, acquisition date unknown" } ], "loc": { "lng": -93.852943, "lat": 41.621854, "precision": "approximate", "basis": "Approximate current US Signal IA01 service area at 390 N Alices Road, Waukee, IA 50263 matched to one Census street range inside retained Dallas County. Not a confirmed parcel, roof or full site boundary. Aerial acquisition date is unknown and may predate development. Existing native status remains operating." }, "reviewed_evidence": [ { "overlay": "captured-operator-review-round6-2026-10-14.json", "scope": "named operator source", "fields": { "operator_site_code": "IA01", "published_address": "390 N Alices Road, Waukee, IA50263", "operator_reported_year_built": 2009, "generator_kw": 3000, "ups_kw": 2000, "utility_kva": 5000 }, "notes": [ "Dynamic headline counters appear as zero in saved text; critical load and areas remain unknown, not zero. Generator, UPS and kVA are different electrical bases, not IT MW. Built year not precise opening date.", "Fields can apply to shared campus, regional or historical context; consult source review before assigning to a building." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://ussignal.com/data-centers/ia01-des-moines/", "host": "ussignal.com", "date": "", "published": "", "checked": "2026-10-14", "date_kind": "publication date not established", "label": "Reviewed source" } ], "whole_record_certified": false }, { "overlay": "orchestra-status-2026-10-19", "scope": "US Signal lists its specifically named IA01 Des Moines-market facility as part of its current colocation infrastructure offering. Disaster-risk, compliance and cost superlatives are excluded. This supports only the qualified stage described by the source, not an opening date, every hall being operational, full energized capacity, independently verified certification, legal ownership or parcel accuracy.", "fields": { "current_stage_evidence": { "outcome": "operator_listed_colocation_service", "scope": "US Signal lists its specifically named IA01 Des Moines-market facility as part of its current colocation infrastructure offering. Disaster-risk, compliance and cost superlatives are excluded. This supports only the qualified stage described by the source, not an opening date, every hall being operational, full energized capacity, independently verified certification, legal ownership or parcel accuracy." } }, "notes": [ "US Signal lists its specifically named IA01 Des Moines-market facility as part of its current colocation infrastructure offering. Disaster-risk, compliance and cost superlatives are excluded." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://ussignal.com/data-centers/ia01-des-moines/", "host": "ussignal.com", "published": "", "date": "", "checked": "2026-10-19", "label": "Operator source for the qualified stage" } ], "checked": "2026-10-19", "whole_record_certified": false }, { "overlay": "Codex 2 location cohort 39, October 23, 2026", "scope": "Approximate named operator service area only. Existing native status remains operating. Protected facts remain exact.", "fields": { "location_review_decision": { "location": { "lng": -93.852943, "lat": 41.621854, "precision": "approximate", "basis": "Approximate current US Signal IA01 service area at 390 N Alices Road, Waukee, IA 50263 matched to one Census street range inside retained Dallas County. Not a confirmed parcel, roof or full site boundary. Aerial acquisition date is unknown and may predate development. Existing native status remains operating." }, "reference_method": "Census interpolated street address", "published_address": "390 N Alices Road, Waukee, IA 50263", "county_fips": [ "19049" ], "operator_coordinates_adopted": false, "corporate_address_adopted": false } }, "notes": [ "Current US Signal IA01 Des Moines page explicitly names IA01 at 390 N Alices Road in Waukee. Native operating status remains exact. Zero animated technical counters are not adopted as quantities.", "Approximate named operator service area only. Existing native status remains operating. Protected facts remain exact.", "Actually viewed open field, streets, nearby industrial or commercial forms and nearby residential properties. Only an approximate service area at the calculated street range is referenced. No particular residence, industrial roof or parcel is selected. Acquisition date is unknown and may predate development.", "The inherited inventory coordinate was never a verified street or parcel and is about 2.85 km from the unique Census match for the current exact named IA01 operator service street. The current complete address, Census county and retained Dallas county polygon all agree. This review replaces only that inherited reference with an approximate service area, not a roof, and preserves the entire prior wrapper and native operating status." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://ussignal.com/data-centers/ia01-des-moines/", "host": "ussignal.com", "published": "", "date": "", "checked": "2026-10-23", "label": "Current exact named service facility address" }, { "url": "https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/geographies/onelineaddress?address=390+N+Alices+Road%2C+Waukee%2C+IA+50263&benchmark=Public_AR_Current&vintage=Current_Current&format=json", "host": "geocoding.geo.census.gov", "published": "", "date": "", "checked": "2026-10-23", "label": "Unique calculated street range and retained county match" }, { "url": "https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/Geocoding_Services_API.html", "host": "geocoding.geo.census.gov", "published": "", "date": "", "checked": "2026-10-22", "label": "Census address range method and limits" }, { "url": "https://basemap.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/USGSImageryOnly/MapServer/export?bbox=-93.8571488426408%2C41.61871018131653%2C-93.84873706817119%2C41.624998359541465&bboxSR=4326&imageSR=3857&size=1000%2C1000&format=png&f=image", "host": "basemap.nationalmap.gov", "published": "", "date": "", "checked": "2026-10-23", "label": "Actually viewed setting only, acquisition date unknown" } ], "checked": "2026-10-23", "whole_record_certified": false }, { "overlay": "Company role source check 27, October 23, 2026", "scope": "US Signal identifies the retained IA01 facility on its current provider page. Operator per source records that provider relationship. It does not establish legal property ownership, sole operation of a shared building or a separate legal operating entity. Existing identity, stage, street, county, coordinates and quantities stay unchanged. Publication date is unknown; the source check is not an opening date. Marketing service levels, certification claims and animated zero counters are not adopted as measured facility facts.", "fields": { "company_association": { "name": "US Signal", "role": "operator", "identity_scope": "provider_brand_only", "scope": "US Signal identifies the retained IA01 facility on its current provider page. Operator per source records that provider relationship. It does not establish legal property ownership, sole operation of a shared building or a separate legal operating entity. Existing identity, stage, street, county, coordinates and quantities stay unchanged. Publication date is unknown; the source check is not an opening date. Marketing service levels, certification claims and animated zero counters are not adopted as measured facility facts." }, "provider_role": "operator" }, "notes": [ "US Signal identifies the retained IA01 facility on its current provider page. Operator per source records that provider relationship. It does not establish legal property ownership, sole operation of a shared building or a separate legal operating entity. Existing identity, stage, street, county, coordinates and quantities stay unchanged. Publication date is unknown; the source check is not an opening date. Marketing service levels, certification claims and animated zero counters are not adopted as measured facility facts." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://ussignal.com/data-centers/ia01-des-moines/", "host": "ussignal.com", "published": "", "date": "", "checked": "2026-10-23", "label": "Current named IA01 provider relationship" } ], "checked": "2026-10-23", "whole_record_certified": false } ], "manual_source_reviewed": true, "whole_record_certified": false, "field_evidence_present": true, "inventory_label_retained": true, "precision_label": "Approximate named service area, not a confirmed parcel or building", "summary": "Waukee · Dallas · Source context reviewed", "status_scope": "US Signal lists its specifically named IA01 Des Moines-market facility as part of its current colocation infrastructure offering. Disaster-risk, compliance and cost superlatives are excluded. This supports only the qualified stage described by the source, not an opening date, every hall being operational, full energized capacity, independently verified certification, legal ownership or parcel accuracy." } ], "compilation_license": "withheld_pending_owner_decision" }