{
  "schema_version": "2.0",
  "slug": "atlas-new",
  "name": "Atlas",
  "agent_url": "https://atlas.new",
  "category": "Specialized verticals",
  "run_id": "run-atlas-new-v2-2026-08-01",
  "run_at": "2026-08-01T00:00:00Z",
  "editor": "Hlido Editor",
  "editorial_method": "public-surface-tier-1+editorial-narrative-v2",
  "methodology_version": "2026.05",
  "methodology_url": "/methodology/public-surface-tier-1/",
  "score": 71,
  "tier": "STEADY",
  "laddoo_score": 71,
  "confidence": "low",
  "hlido_opinion": {
    "headline": "AI-native GIS aimed at people who could never make a map before — a differentiated niche with a credible template gallery, but reviewed on marketing surface alone.",
    "body": "Atlas plants a clear, unusual flag: an AI agent for maps and spatial data, pitched at 'anyone can build with maps now' rather than at trained GIS analysts. That positioning is the interesting part — spatial analysis has historically demanded specialist tools (ArcGIS, QGIS) and specialist skills, so an AI-first entrant that lets a non-expert create maps, run analysis and build spatial apps is going after a real, under-served gap rather than re-skinning a crowded category. The strongest public-surface signal is the template gallery: concrete, specific starting points — power-plant maps, tree-management dashboards, street-light reporters, wind-farm siting, franchise territory maps, vacant-lot finders — that read as real use cases rather than an empty demo, and the free tier lowers the bar to try it. The product is structured coherently around named modules (Visualization, Spatial Analysis, Widgets, Builder Mode) and clear vertical solutions (real estate, energy/infrastructure, climate risk, public service, retail). The important caveat, and the reason confidence is low: this review rests on the marketing homepage only — the capture recorded zero interactions, so nothing about the actual map-building experience, the quality of the AI analysis, or where the product hits its ceiling was verified. The score reflects a coherent, differentiated, real-usage-signalled surface, not a tested product. A buyer should treat this as 'worth a look for AI-assisted spatial work' and run the free tier before committing.",
    "voice": "Hlido Editor",
    "as_of": "2026-08-01",
    "editor_signature_pending": true
  },
  "tier_rationale": "STEADY (71) rests on three capture-verified surface signals: a genuinely differentiated value proposition (AI-native GIS for non-experts, a real gap), a concrete template gallery of specific real-world map applications that signals actual usage rather than an empty demo, and a free tier that lowers the trial barrier. It sits at the low end of STEADY, not higher, because execution was not verified at all — the engine capture recorded zero interactions, so the AI's actual output quality and the product's ceiling are unknown — and paid pricing is not surfaced. Confidence is explicitly LOW: this is a public-surface-only read of the marketing homepage, and STEADY here reflects surface coherence and differentiation, not a tested capability verdict.",
  "what_it_does_well": [
    "Stakes out a differentiated niche — AI-native GIS/spatial analysis aimed at non-experts rather than trained analysts",
    "Template gallery shows concrete, specific real-world applications (power-plant maps, tree management, wind-farm siting, franchise territory, vacant-lot finder) — a real-usage signal, not an empty demo",
    "Coherent product structure with named modules: Visualization, Spatial Analysis, Widgets, Builder Mode",
    "Clear vertical framing (real estate, energy & infrastructure, climate risk, public service, retail) so buyers can self-locate",
    "Free tier ('Sign up - it's free') lowers the barrier to evaluate before paying"
  ],
  "what_it_fails_at": [
    "Zero interactions were captured — the actual map-building and AI-analysis experience was not tested, so execution is entirely unverified",
    "No pricing surfaced on the captured public surface — the paid value signal is absent",
    "No public-surface evidence of an API, CLI, SDK or MCP server for agents to drive Atlas programmatically",
    "Trust/scale signals (customer names, usage numbers, case studies) are not visible on the captured homepage",
    "As a low-confidence surface-only review, depth, reliability and accuracy of the spatial AI remain open questions"
  ],
  "best_for": [
    "Non-GIS teams (real estate, energy, sustainability, local government) that need maps and spatial analysis without hiring a GIS specialist",
    "Analysts who want to prototype a spatial app or dashboard quickly from a template rather than from scratch",
    "Anyone exploring AI-assisted spatial workflows who can trial the free tier before committing",
    "Vertical use cases matching the published templates (site selection, territory mapping, asset/infrastructure tracking)"
  ],
  "not_recommended_for": [
    "Teams needing a programmatic/agent integration path today — no API, CLI or MCP was evidenced on the public surface",
    "Buyers who need transparent pricing before evaluating (none surfaced in the capture)",
    "Mission-critical spatial work where verified accuracy and reliability are prerequisites — not testable from this surface-only read",
    "Organisations that require published security/compliance signals before adoption (none captured)"
  ],
  "red_flags": [],
  "compared_to": [],
  "evidence_urls": [
    {
      "claim": "Positioned as 'The AI Agent for Maps and Spatial Data' — 'Anyone can build with maps now'; create maps, run analysis and build spatial apps with AI",
      "source": "https://atlas.new/",
      "tested_at": "2026-07-25",
      "verified": true
    },
    {
      "claim": "Template gallery lists concrete applications: power-plant map, tree management, street-light reporter, wind-farm siting, franchise territory map, vacant-lot finder, site selection",
      "source": "https://atlas.new/",
      "tested_at": "2026-07-25",
      "verified": true
    },
    {
      "claim": "Product modules include Visualization, Spatial Analysis, Widgets and Builder Mode",
      "source": "https://atlas.new/",
      "tested_at": "2026-07-25",
      "verified": true
    },
    {
      "claim": "Free sign-up offered ('Sign up - it's free')",
      "source": "https://atlas.new/",
      "tested_at": "2026-07-25",
      "verified": true
    }
  ],
  "agent_relevance": {
    "has_api": false,
    "has_cli": false,
    "has_mcp": false,
    "has_webhook": false,
    "has_sdk": false,
    "behavioral_testable": false,
    "agent_integration_path": "No programmatic integration path was evidenced on the captured public surface — Atlas presents as a human-driven web application for building maps and spatial apps in a browser (Builder Mode). No API, CLI, SDK or MCP server was visible, so at the time of this surface-only review it is a destination a person uses, not a runtime another agent can drive. Documentation and 'GIS Formats' references exist and may cover programmatic access, but this was not verified in this pass.",
    "agent_friendly_score": 3
  },
  "checklist": [
    {
      "id": "homepage_loads",
      "pass": true,
      "required": true,
      "tested_at": "2026-07-25T08:33:10Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "primary_value_prop",
      "pass": true,
      "required": true,
      "evidence": "'The AI Agent for Maps and Spatial Data' / 'Anyone can build with maps now'",
      "tested_at": "2026-07-25T08:33:10Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "cta_present",
      "pass": true,
      "required": true,
      "evidence": "'Start building' and 'Sign up - it's free' CTAs on homepage",
      "tested_at": "2026-07-25T08:33:10Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "pricing_or_access",
      "pass": false,
      "required": false,
      "evidence": "Pricing nav link present but no pricing surfaced in capture; free sign-up offered",
      "tested_at": "2026-07-25T08:33:10Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "evidence_or_demo",
      "pass": true,
      "required": false,
      "evidence": "Template gallery with concrete real-world map applications",
      "tested_at": "2026-07-25T08:33:10Z"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "AI-native GIS aimed at people who could never make a map before — a differentiated niche with a credible template gallery, but reviewed on marketing surface alone.",
  "_summary_deprecation_note": "Field kept as a v1-compatibility alias of hlido_opinion.headline. New consumers should read hlido_opinion.{headline,body,voice,as_of} for the canonical Hlido-owned opinion. Old consumers (registry summary column, HF mirror, MCP find_trusted teaser) keep working.",
  "staleness_after": "2026-11-01",
  "review_age_days_at_publish": 0,
  "next_review_due_at": "2026-11-01",
  "attestation_url": "/data/attestations/atlas-new.json",
  "signature_pending": true,
  "source": "hlido-editor-v2-rpublish",
  "marking_signal": {
    "not_applicable": true,
    "checked_at": "2026-08-01",
    "source": "rpublish-editorial-enrich",
    "note": "Atlas is a spatial/GIS application-building tool, not a synthetic-content generator; Article-50 output-marking obligations do not apply."
  },
  "pricing_facts": {
    "schema": "pricing-facts/1",
    "model": [
      "freemium"
    ],
    "free_tier": true,
    "pricing_disclosed": {
      "pass": false,
      "evidence": "Pricing nav link present but no pricing surfaced in capture; free sign-up offered",
      "tested_at": "2026-07-25"
    },
    "last_verified": "2026-07-25",
    "basis": "Derived from Hlido-held evidence only (engine checklist + editorial text); quotes are verbatim from the scorecard; not vendor-supplied; re-derived daily. Verify current prices on the vendor's pricing page.",
    "derived_at": "2026-08-21"
  }
}