diff --git a/internal/normalizers/spc/convective_outlook.go b/internal/normalizers/spc/convective_outlook.go
index d6681c3..f858935 100644
--- a/internal/normalizers/spc/convective_outlook.go
+++ b/internal/normalizers/spc/convective_outlook.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ const (
 	providerSPC        = "spc"
 	productConvective  = "convective"
 	outlookNormalizer  = "spc convective outlook"
-	outlookKind        = "outlook"
 	outlookTypeUnknown = 99
 )
 
diff --git a/internal/sinks/postgres/map_test.go b/internal/sinks/postgres/map_test.go
index 570d08b..f45c687 100644
--- a/internal/sinks/postgres/map_test.go
+++ b/internal/sinks/postgres/map_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func TestMapPostgresEventObservationStructPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		PresentWeather:  []model.PresentWeather{{Raw: map[string]any{"a": 1, "b": "x"}}},
 	}
 
-	writes, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherObservationV1, "observation", obs))
+	writes, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherObservationV1, standards.KindObservation, obs))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("mapPostgresEvent() error = %v", err)
 	}
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func TestMapPostgresEventForecastStructPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	writes, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherForecastV1, "forecast", run))
+	writes, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherForecastV1, standards.KindForecast, run))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("mapPostgresEvent() error = %v", err)
 	}
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func TestMapPostgresEventAlertStructPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	writes, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherAlertV1, "alert", run))
+	writes, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherAlertV1, standards.KindAlert, run))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("mapPostgresEvent() error = %v", err)
 	}
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func TestMapPostgresEventForecastDiscussionStructPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		LongTerm:    &model.WeatherForecastDiscussionSection{Text: "Long term text"},
 	}
 
-	writes, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherForecastDiscussionV1, "forecast_discussion", run))
+	writes, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherForecastDiscussionV1, standards.KindForecastDiscussion, run))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("mapPostgresEvent() error = %v", err)
 	}
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func TestMapPostgresEventWeatherStoryStructPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	writes, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherStoryV1, "weather_story", run))
+	writes, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherStoryV1, standards.KindWeatherStory, run))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("mapPostgresEvent() error = %v", err)
 	}
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func TestMapPostgresEventOutlookStructPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	writes, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherOutlookV1, "outlook", run))
+	writes, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherOutlookV1, standards.KindOutlook, run))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("mapPostgresEvent() error = %v", err)
 	}
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ func TestMapPostgresEventOutlookStructPayload(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestMapPostgresEventOutlookRejectsMissingAsOf(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherOutlookV1, "outlook", model.WeatherOutlookRun{}))
+	_, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherOutlookV1, standards.KindOutlook, model.WeatherOutlookRun{}))
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("mapPostgresEvent() error = nil, want missing asOf error")
 	}
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ func TestMapPostgresEventOutlookRejectsMissingIDAndProvider(t *testing.T) {
 				AsOf:     time.Date(2026, 6, 11, 19, 45, 0, 0, time.UTC),
 				Outlooks: []model.WeatherOutlook{outlook},
 			}
-			_, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherOutlookV1, "outlook", run))
+			_, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherOutlookV1, standards.KindOutlook, run))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("mapPostgresEvent() error = nil, want %q", tt.wantErr)
 			}
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ func TestMapPostgresEventOutlookRejectsMissingRequiredTimes(t *testing.T) {
 			Geometry:    json.RawMessage(`{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-91,38],[-90,38],[-90,39],[-91,39],[-91,38]]]}`),
 		}},
 	}
-	_, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherOutlookV1, "outlook", run))
+	_, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherOutlookV1, standards.KindOutlook, run))
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("mapPostgresEvent() error = nil, want missing time error")
 	}
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ func TestMapPostgresEventOutlookRejectsEmptyGeometry(t *testing.T) {
 			ExpiresAt:   time.Date(2026, 6, 12, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
 		}},
 	}
-	_, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherOutlookV1, "outlook", run))
+	_, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherOutlookV1, standards.KindOutlook, run))
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("mapPostgresEvent() error = nil, want geometry error")
 	}
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ func TestMapPostgresEventOutlookRejectsEmptyGeometry(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestMapPostgresEventWeatherStoryRejectsMissingAsOf(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherStoryV1, "weather_story", model.WeatherStoryRun{}))
+	_, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherStoryV1, standards.KindWeatherStory, model.WeatherStoryRun{}))
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("mapPostgresEvent() error = nil, want missing asOf error")
 	}
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ func TestMapPostgresEventWeatherStoryRejectsMissingStoryTimes(t *testing.T) {
 		AsOf:    time.Date(2026, 5, 30, 9, 0, 34, 0, time.UTC),
 		Stories: []model.WeatherStory{{Title: "missing times"}},
 	}
-	_, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherStoryV1, "weather_story", run))
+	_, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherStoryV1, standards.KindWeatherStory, run))
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("mapPostgresEvent() error = nil, want missing story times error")
 	}
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ func TestMapPostgresEventMapPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("json.Unmarshal() error = %v", err)
 	}
 
-	writes, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherForecastV1, "forecast", payload))
+	writes, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherForecastV1, standards.KindForecast, payload))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("mapPostgresEvent() error = %v", err)
 	}
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ func TestMapPostgresEventMapPayload(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestMapPostgresEventUnknownSchemaNoOp(t *testing.T) {
-	writes, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent("weather.unknown.v1", "observation", map[string]any{"x": 1}))
+	writes, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent("weather.unknown.v1", standards.KindObservation, map[string]any{"x": 1}))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("mapPostgresEvent() error = %v", err)
 	}
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ func TestMapPostgresEventUnknownSchemaNoOp(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestMapPostgresEventMalformedPayload(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherForecastV1, "forecast", "bad"))
+	_, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherForecastV1, standards.KindForecast, "bad"))
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("mapPostgresEvent() expected error for malformed payload")
 	}
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ func TestMapPostgresEventMalformedPayload(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestMapPostgresEventForecastDiscussionMalformedPayload(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherForecastDiscussionV1, "forecast_discussion", "bad"))
+	_, err := mapPostgresEvent(context.Background(), testEvent(standards.SchemaWeatherForecastDiscussionV1, standards.KindForecastDiscussion, "bad"))
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("mapPostgresEvent() expected error for malformed payload")
 	}