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6.73 Google Maps Discoverability, Coverage & Indexation Signals

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Maps Presence — Listing Detection & Indexation

ID	Check	Passes when	Weight	Runs
6.73.01	Validate listing appears in Google Maps	Appears	Critical	Deterministic
6.73.02	Validate Maps listing correctly indexed	Indexed	Critical	Deterministic
6.73.03	Validate business category detected in Maps	Detected	Heavy	Deterministic
6.73.04	Validate service area or address indexed correctly	Correct	Heavy	Deterministic
6.73.05	Validate location pin accuracy	Accurate	Heavy	Deterministic
6.73.06	Validate Maps short name configured	Configured	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.07	Detect duplicate Maps listings	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.08	Detect suspended or restricted listings	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.09	Detect conflicting address variants	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.10	Validate Maps indexing stable over time	Stable	Medium	Deterministic

GEO-Coverage — Service Area Validation & Region Signals

ID	Check	Passes when	Weight	Runs
6.73.11	Validate service area boundaries set	Set	Heavy	Deterministic
6.73.12	Validate region coverage aligns with business operations	Aligned	Heavy	Deterministic
6.73.13	Detect excessive service area radius	Reasonable	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.14	Validate service area matches citations	Matching	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.15	Detect gaps in service coverage	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.16	Validate Maps queries served within region	Served	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.17	Validate local relevance terms detected by Maps	Detected	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.18	Validate listing appears for SA-based searches	Appears	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.19	Detect inconsistent area boundaries across platforms	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.20	Validate Maps-region alignment with Google’s geo-clustering	Aligned	Medium	Deterministic

Indexation Signals — Discovery, Impressions & Query Coverage

ID	Check	Passes when	Weight	Runs
6.73.21	Validate organic impressions flowing	Flowing	Heavy	Deterministic
6.73.22	Validate Maps impressions stable	Stable	Heavy	Deterministic
6.73.23	Validate discovery queries detected	Detected	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.24	Validate branded queries detected	Detected	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.25	Validate category-based queries detected	Detected	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.26	Detect sudden drops in query coverage	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.27	Validate local-intent searches display the listing	Displayed	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.28	Detect keyword–category mismatch	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.29	Validate query categories consistent with NAP citations	Consistent	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.30	Validate Maps appearance across all primary query classes	Appears	Medium	Deterministic

Maps Discovery — How Users Find the Listing

ID	Check	Passes when	Weight	Runs
6.73.31	Validate "Discovery" searches present	Present	Heavy	Deterministic
6.73.32	Validate "Direct" searches present	Present	Heavy	Deterministic
6.73.33	Validate "Branded" searches present	Present	Heavy	Deterministic
6.73.34	Validate discovery search ratio healthy	Healthy	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.35	Detect drops in discovery search volume	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.36	Validate Maps brand visibility improving over time	Improving	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.37	Validate branded search intent aligned with entity identity	Aligned	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.38	Detect anomalous spikes in branded queries	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.39	Validate consistency between web & Maps discovery data	Consistent	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.40	Detect large fluctuations in search discovery sources	Minimal	Medium	Deterministic

Listing Health — Suspensions, Errors, Visibility Blockers

ID	Check	Passes when	Weight	Runs
6.73.41	Validate listing not suspended	Active	Critical	Deterministic
6.73.42	Validate no soft penalties applied (visibility reduction)	None	Heavy	Deterministic
6.73.43	Validate no duplicate listings flagged	None	Heavy	Deterministic
6.73.44	Validate no temporary “under review” status	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.45	Detect category conflicts causing health degradation	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.46	Detect address conflicts with competitor listings	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.47	Validate no spam indicators (keyword stuffing etc.)	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.48	Validate business hours conflict-free	Clear	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.49	Detect phone mismatch between listing and citations	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.50	Validate listing fully published with no errors	Published	Medium	Deterministic

Coverage Stability — Long-Term Maps Presence & Consistency

ID	Check	Passes when	Weight	Runs
6.73.51	Validate long-term appearance in relevant searches	Stable	Heavy	Deterministic
6.73.52	Validate consistent impression growth	Consistent	Heavy	Deterministic
6.73.53	Detect sudden drops in search appearances	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.54	Validate no dramatic ranking fluctuations	Stable	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.55	Validate listing appears for non-branded categorical queries	Appears	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.56	Detect gaps in visibility across adjacent regions	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.57	Validate listing included in SERP map embeds	Included	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.58	Validate no region-based suppression happening	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.59	Validate geospatial consistency between Maps & Search	Consistent	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.60	Validate historical Maps data healthy	Healthy	Medium	Deterministic

GEO-Grid Coverage — Radius, Density & Position Consistency

ID	Check	Passes when	Weight	Runs
6.73.61	Validate geo-grid coverage radius appropriate	Appropriate	Heavy	Deterministic
6.73.62	Validate ranking position stable across central grid points	Stable	Heavy	Deterministic
6.73.63	Detect weak nodes in the geo-grid (low rank pockets)	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.64	Validate geo-grid symmetry (no unusual drop-off)	Symmetrical	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.65	Detect proximity-based suppression areas	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.66	Validate top-3 placement in core service radius	Top-3	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.67	Validate competitive parity across grid	Competitive	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.68	Detect non-linear ranking drops	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.69	Validate ranking improves toward business centroid	Improving	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.70	Validate grid-wide ranking trend healthy	Healthy	Medium	Deterministic

Maps Indexation — Query Matching, Multi-Intent Visibility & Page-Listing Connection

ID	Check	Passes when	Weight	Runs
6.73.71	Validate listing appears for primary category queries	Appears	Heavy	Deterministic
6.73.72	Validate listing appears for secondary service queries	Appears	Heavy	Deterministic
6.73.73	Validate website supports service relevance (content match)	Supported	Heavy	Deterministic
6.73.74	Detect category mismatch suppressing visibility	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.75	Validate indexation for near-me variants	Indexed	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.76	Validate indexation for long-tail local queries	Indexed	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.77	Detect missing impressions for relevant sub-services	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.78	Validate page-to-listing semantic alignment	Aligned	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.79	Validate entity signals consistent across web & Maps	Consistent	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.80	Validate structured data reinforces Maps relevance	Reinforced	Medium	Deterministic

Rank Distribution — Position Curves, Category Competition & Trend Diagnostics

ID	Check	Passes when	Weight	Runs
6.73.81	Validate stable ranking distribution	Stable	Heavy	Deterministic
6.73.82	Validate strong category competitiveness	Strong	Heavy	Deterministic
6.73.83	Detect ranking cliffs	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.84	Validate ranking improves with higher engagement	Improving	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.85	Detect suppressed ranking zones	None	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.86	Validate ranking correlates with review quality	Correlated	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.87	Validate ranking correlates with proximity	Correlated	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.88	Detect competitor dominance zones	Minimal	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.89	Validate rankings trending upward over 90 days	Upward	Medium	Deterministic
6.73.90	Compute Maps Indexation Stability Score	Finalized	Critical	Deterministic

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