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Local Grid Network

Architecture

One Network. Thousands of Nodes.

The network is organized as a centre, a ring of infrastructure, a ring of categories, and a dataset of nodes underneath both.
GEOGRAPHYBUSINESSMEDIAMARKETPLACESINFORMATIONRECORDSAIPUBLISHERSVISIBILITYCOMMERCETHE LOCALINTERNET

Ring 1

Core infrastructure nodes

InfrastructureCore Layer

TheLocalGrid.com

The connective tissue of the network — the grid that links every local node.

InfrastructureCore Layer

TheLocalInternetStack.com

The layered stack behind local records, surfaces and machine access.

Knowledge & GraphGraph Layer

TheLocalGraph.com

The relationship graph connecting entities, geography and information.

InfrastructureCore Layer

TheLocalEngine.com

Concept for a business operating and growth platform across network surfaces.

Ring 2

Network categories and layers

Geographic Layer463

Geography

National, state, county, city and community nodes.

Record Layer258

Business Records

Structured, verifiable business identity infrastructure.

Surface Layer41

Media

Local information, stories, spotlights and happenings.

Surface Layer489

Marketplaces

Discovery and transaction-oriented local surfaces.

Machine Layer314

AI

AI-native infrastructure, agents and answer layers.

Machine Layer23

MCP

Model Context Protocol access to local information.

Machine Layer40

Visibility

Surfaces, scoring and retrieval visibility concepts.

Machine Layer52

Citable

Citation namespaces, citable records and web-of-record ideas.

Graph Layer52

Knowledge & Graph

Graphs, datasets and knowledge structures.

Distribution Layer45

Publishers

Publisher and media-network distribution properties.

Surface Layer28

Commerce

Shopping, ordering and commerce-oriented nodes.

Surface Layer36

Savings

Offers, deals, coupons and local savings.

Surface Layer31

Reviews

Reviews, ratings and reputation surfaces.

Surface Layer15

Events

Events, happenings and local calendars.

Surface Layer101

Jobs

Employment and local hiring surfaces.

Surface Layer42

Housing

Housing, rentals and real estate surfaces.

Surface Layer30

Services

Service providers, pros and trades.

Surface Layer32

Lifestyle

Community, culture and everyday local life.

Surface Layer46

Advertising

Listings, placements and advertising inventory concepts.

Core Layer828

Infrastructure

Core platform, network and operating infrastructure.

The Grid Model

Five node classes

Class 1

Entity Nodes

  • Businesses
  • People
  • Places
  • Organizations
  • Products
  • Services
  • Events
Class 2

Geographic Nodes

  • USA
  • States
  • Counties
  • Cities
  • Communities
  • Neighborhoods
Class 3

Information Nodes

  • Stories
  • Reviews
  • Offers
  • Events
  • Listings
  • Articles
  • Business Records
Class 4

Distribution Nodes

  • Media
  • Marketplaces
  • Publishers
  • Featured surfaces
  • Geographic sites
Class 5

Machine Nodes

  • APIs
  • Graphs
  • MCP
  • Agents
  • Structured Data
  • AI Discovery

Network Flow

From One Business to an Entire Network.

BUSINESS
↓
BUSINESS RECORD
↓
THE LOCAL ENGINE
↓
THE LOCAL GRAPH
↓
LOCAL GRID NETWORK
↓
LOCAL SURFACES
↓
CITY / COUNTY / STATE / NATIONAL
↓
CUSTOMERS + SEARCH + AI + AGENTS