The Relationship Layer of The USA Stack

The USA Graph

Connect the Entities. Understand the Relationships.

A national relationship graph designed to connect businesses, places, people, services, events, information, marketplaces, geographic nodes and digital surfaces across The USA Internet.

ARCHITECTUREPREVIEW
SIGNATURE GRAPH · DULUTH, MINNESOTA
DuluthCITYCanal ParkCOMMUNITYHotels & LodgingCATEGORYHarbor KitchenBUSINESSLincoln ParkNEIGHBORHOODDuluth Local MarketplaceMARKETPLACEDuluth Grid NodeNODENorthline PlumbingBUSINESSLakewalkPLACENorth Shore JournalPUBLISHERSt. Louis CountyCOUNTYDuluth City SurfaceSURFACEHarbor KayakingACTIVITYDuluth Dining GuideARTICLEHome ServicesCATEGORYRestaurantsCATEGORYDuluth DeploymentDEPLOYMENTLive Music ThursdaysEVENTHarbor Kitchen BrandBRANDHarbor Kitchen — Canal ParkLOCATIONObserved Hours RecordINFORMATION RECORDLine CookJOBMaria AlvarezPERSONMinnesotaSTATENorth Shore Hospitality GroupORGANIZATIONRestaurant Week Prix FixeOFFERAerial Lift BridgeATTRACTIONHarbor Kitchen Gift CardPRODUCTBR-US-MN-00000127BUSINESS RECORDBR-US-MN-00000341BUSINESS RECORDHarbor Kitchen SurfaceSURFACEItalian CuisineSERVICEPlumbingSERVICEHarbor Kitchen WebsiteWEBSITE

Sample / architecture graph. Hover a node to reveal relationship predicates.

Everything is an entity.

Businesses, cities, counties, categories, services, events, records, marketplaces and surfaces are all typed entities in one model.

Every entity can have relationships.

A record tells you what something is. A graph helps explain what it means, where it belongs and how it connects to everything around it.

The Core Model

Entities Become More Useful When Connected.

  1. ENTITY
  2. RELATIONSHIPS
  3. CONTEXT
  4. GRAPH
  5. DISCOVERY
  6. SEARCH + AI + AGENTS + PEOPLE

The Triple Model

Subject → Relationship → Object

Entity → Relationship → Entity is the simplest possible explanation of the whole graph.

BusinessLOCATED_INDuluth
DuluthLOCATED_INSt. Louis County
St. Louis CountyLOCATED_INMinnesota
BusinessPROVIDES_SERVICEPlumbing
BusinessHAS_RECORDBR-US-MN-00000127
RecordDISTRIBUTED_TOMarketplace
EventOCCURS_ATPlace
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Grid + Graph

The Grid Shows Where.
The Graph Shows How Everything Relates.

The Grid shows what nodes exist and where. The Graph shows how those nodes relate to one another. Together they form a machine-readable model of local America.

The USA Grid · WHERE

  • Nodes
  • Geography
  • Network
  • Deployment
  • Location

The USA Graph · HOW

  • Entities
  • Relationships
  • Context
  • Meaning
  • Connections

Relationships Need Evidence.

Source, claim, entity, relationship, verification, graph. Every relationship records why we believe it exists.

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From Record to Relationships.

The Business Record defines the entity. The Graph connects the entity to places, categories, services, people and surfaces.

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Relationships Power Better Surfaces.

Graph → Surfaces → Discovery. Context makes city surfaces, marketplaces, search and AI answers more useful.

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Everything Is Connected.

The USA Graph is designed to connect the businesses, places, people, information, records, marketplaces and digital surfaces that make up local America.

ENTITY → RELATIONSHIP → CONTEXT → KNOWLEDGE