Data Sources
Every primary data source feeding the directory, the professionals index, the neighbourhood taxonomy and the Intelligence editorial layer. We list each source by name, authority, URL, scope, last pull date and licence terms. We do not buy facility lists from third-party data brokers, and we do not generate facilities from unverified web scraping.
| Source | Authority | Scope | Last pull | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHA Sheryan — Licensed Facilities | Dubai Health Authority | Every licensed healthcare facility in Dubai (hospital, clinic, dental, pharmacy, lab, imaging, allied health). | Q1 2026 | Public register; permitted for non-commercial directory use with attribution. |
| DHA Sheryan — Professionals | Dubai Health Authority | Every licensed medical professional practising in Dubai (physicians, dentists, nurses, allied health, pharmacists). | Q1 2026 | Public register; permitted for non-commercial directory use with attribution. |
| DOH Tamm — Licensed Healthcare Providers | Department of Health Abu Dhabi | Every licensed healthcare facility in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. | Q1 2026 | Public register; attribution required. |
| MOHAP Licensee Register | Ministry of Health and Prevention | Licensed healthcare facilities in the Northern Emirates (Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah). | Q1 2026 | Public register; attribution required. |
| Dubai Pulse — dm_community-open | Smart Dubai / Dubai Pulse | Authoritative neighbourhood and community polygons for Dubai (EN + AR names, GeoJSON). | Q1 2026 | Open data — Creative Commons Attribution. |
| Abu Dhabi Open Data | Abu Dhabi Digital Authority | Districts, sectors and community taxonomy for Abu Dhabi. | Q1 2026 | Open data licence with attribution. |
| OpenStreetMap | OSM Foundation | Fallback neighbourhood and area data for Northern Emirates and any geography not covered by Dubai Pulse / Abu Dhabi Open Data. | Q1 2026 | Open Database License (ODbL). Attribution required: © OpenStreetMap contributors. |
| Google Places API (New) | Optional enrichment for facility profiles — review count, rating average, gallery photos, opening hours, Google Maps URI. | Rolling — fetched once per facility, cached on Cloudflare R2. | Google Maps Platform Terms of Service. Attribution surfaced on facility pages where required. | |
| ORCID | ORCID, Inc. | Persistent academic identifier used on Zavis author and reviewer profiles when consented. | On profile creation. | Public ORCID iD policy. Used for identification and linking only. |
| DOI / Crossref | Crossref | DOI metadata for Intelligence article citations. | On article publication. | Crossref public REST API. |
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