Glossary
static snapshot
static snapshot is dataset captured once at a point in time and never refreshed; mac-app-store-apps-metadata-hugging-face-macpaw-research records time coverage: "Static snapshot collected December 2023 - January 2024; no scheduled updates". In Datadory's catalog of 1,744 datasets, mac-app-store-apps-metadata-hugging-face-macpaw-research and apple-app-store-10k-apps-dataset-kaggle-ramamet4 are working examples.
What is static snapshot?
A dataset captured once at a point in time and never refreshed, so every row reflects one observation date.
Four of the app-store datasets here are static snapshots (2017, Feb 2019, Jun 2021, Dec 2023-Jan 2024), unlike live APIs that always return current state.
In this catalog it appears concretely: - mac-app-store-apps-metadata-hugging-face-macpaw-research (time coverage) — "Static snapshot collected December 2023 - January 2024; no scheduled updates". - apple-app-store-10k-apps-dataset-kaggle-ramamet4 — "last dataset version published 2019-10-01 with no updates since". - UCS Satellite Database: update_frequency. - UCS Satellite Database: corrections invited at SatelliteData@ucsusa.org; contrasted with the slice's daily and realtime trackers.
apple-app-store-10k-apps-dataset-kaggle-ramamet4 is the second reference point worth knowing: "last dataset version published 2019-10-01 with no updates since". Reading the two together shows how much variation sits underneath one shared label.
Why does static snapshot matter when choosing a dataset?
A label on a listing is not a deliverable. Teams that license on the strength of a product-name match routinely find the shipped files cover a narrower slice than they assumed, and backfilling history afterwards costs more than the license ever did.
The failure mode is concrete: a source can carry the static snapshot label while differing from what you need on exactly the dimension that matters — Static snapshot collected December 2023 - January 2024; no scheduled updates. Comparing two sources on that line usually settles the choice faster than any feature matrix.
You rarely have to take a vendor's word for it. 82.4% of the 1,744 datasets Datadory catalogs are free to access, and mac-app-store-apps-metadata-hugging-face-macpaw-research lets you inspect the real artifact before any budget is committed.
How do you evaluate static snapshot in a data source?
Treat every claim of this attribute as testable:
- Read mac-app-store-apps-metadata-hugging-face-macpaw-research's record on time coverage — "Static snapshot collected December 2023 - January 2024; no scheduled updates" — then confirm the delivered artifact matches before you license anything. 2. Open apple-app-store-10k-apps-dataset-kaggle-ramamet4 and confirm its record — "last dataset version published 2019-10-01 with no updates since" — against the files you actually receive. 3. Open UCS Satellite Database: update_frequency and compare its listing against the delivered artifact before paying for a commercial equivalent. 4. Pin down update cadence in writing.
Related terms
Adjacent concepts worth reading next: - app metadata - bulk download - NORAD catalog - realtime catalog - version release notes
Frequently asked questions
What is an example of static snapshot?
mac-app-store-apps-metadata-hugging-face-macpaw-research is the clearest example in this catalog. Its record on time coverage reads: "Static snapshot collected December 2023 - January 2024; no scheduled updates". Across all 1,744 datasets Datadory averages a quality score of 7.81 out of 10, so a named example can be weighed rather than trusted blindly.
Is data described as "static snapshot" free to use?
Treat access and permission separately. 82.4% of the 1,744 datasets in this catalog are free to access, but 235 are freemium and 61 are paid outright, so confirm both the price and the license on the exact distribution before building on it.
How do I verify a source really provides static snapshot?
Open mac-app-store-apps-metadata-hugging-face-macpaw-research next to apple-app-store-10k-apps-dataset-kaggle-ramamet4 and compare the promise with the download. Field definitions are verified for 1495 of 1,744 datasets (85.7%), which makes that check fast inside the catalog and manual outside it.
Datasets containing this field
Datasets containing static snapshot
6 datasets carry static snapshot in the catalog. Open one, count the fields, judge for yourself.
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