Industry Explorer
Ten ways into the archive, mapped onto the real industry taxonomy — seven backed by published investigations, three stated openly as coverage gaps you can help fill.
Ten categories, gaps included
This is the browsing taxonomy the channel talks in. Each category maps onto the site's real industry pages; the three categories with nothing behind them yet are marked as coverage gaps, with an explanation and a way to change that.
Aviation
Airports and the programmes behind them — from Berlin's fourteen-year delay to Changi's Terminal 5.
Data Centres
The AI-era build-out of hyperscale data centres — announced as a theme, not yet investigated.
Why the gap? ↓Manufacturing
Fabs and factory programmes — TSMC's delivered fabs and Foxconn's Wisconsin reversal.
Infrastructure
Buildings, cities and trade routes — the Opera House, the Burj Khalifa, China's ghost cities and the Suez blockage.
Construction & Cultural Infrastructure (3) · Real Estate & Urban Development (2) · Maritime & Logistics (1)
Rail
Rail and mass transit — HS2, Crossrail, California High-Speed Rail and the Delhi Metro control case.
Energy
Power and utilities — Fukushima Daiichi and the Three Gorges Dam.
Healthcare
Health IT and medical technology — the NHS national programme, Queensland Health payroll and Theranos.
Technology
Aerospace and space programmes — the 737 MAX and the Mars Climate Orbiter.
Water
Dams, flood control and water supply as a standalone category — not yet covered.
Why the gap? ↓Defence
Defence procurement and military programmes — no investigation published yet.
Why the gap? ↓Also explored
Real industry groups that sit outside the ten categories above — listed so that every published investigation stays reachable from this page.
The coverage gaps
| Browsing category | Mapped real industries | Investigations |
|---|---|---|
| Aviation | Aviation & Airports | 6 |
| Data Centres | — (coverage gap) | 0 |
| Manufacturing | Semiconductors & Electronics Manufacturing | 2 |
| Infrastructure | Construction & Cultural Infrastructure, Real Estate & Urban Development, Maritime & Logistics | 6 |
| Rail | Rail & Mass Transit | 4 |
| Energy | Energy & Utilities | 1 |
| Healthcare | Healthcare & Health IT | 3 |
| Technology | Aerospace & Space | 2 |
| Water | — (coverage gap) | 0 |
| Defence | — (coverage gap) | 0 |
Generated 1 August 2026 from the investigation records and taxonomy files on every build — counts, positions and spans are computed, never hand-entered.
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