Published taxonomies and explicit parent-child classifications.
Atlas classification system
Relationship ontology
Definitions for the relationships used in the atlas. Each explains what the link records, which direction it follows, and what cannot be inferred from it.
Measurement25 types
Profile indicator8,009Local source3,104Local geography3,104Industry source1,866NAICS parent1,849State source153Jurisdiction source59PMR source55Participation55State profile51Indicator source48Policy-system identity47Formation context17Payroll context17Output context17Labor context17Broad sector17Requirements context17Market source13Industry screen12Price context7National context7Series overlap3Productivity context3U.S. policy system2
Organization2 types
Enforcement3 types
- Relationship types
- 39
- semantic edge contracts
- Encoded edges
- 19,193
- exact declared links
- Family contracts
- 27
- endpoint family pairings
- Categories
- 7
- distinct semantic classes
- Source custody
- 98.4%
- 18,878 links
Every type definesMeaning, direction, evidence basis, layer, family contract, and edge-level custody.
No type establishesComparability, importance, ownership, control, liability, market definition, or causation unless the underlying record says so.
Complete semantic register
How every Atlas edge is encoded
Counts are exact within the selected layer. Bars use a logarithmic scale so small but distinct contracts remain visible.39 / 20types visible19,193 edges
Classification45,021 edges
Source custody95,481 edges
Identity and attribution586 edges
Measurement128,224 edges
Official-record naming131 edges
Contextual reference12 edges
Declared scope7348 edges
- 01Measurement / MeasurementProfile observed by indicatorConnects a market, industry, or geography profile to a canonical indicator when exact normalized observations exist for that profile-indicator pair.8,00941.7% of graph3family contracts100.0%8,009 source linked
- 02Source custody / MeasurementLocal screen source custodyConnects each source-specific county or county-equivalent banking screen to the FDIC Summary of Deposits release that supplies its encoded branch, deposit, organization, share, and HHI row.3,10416.2% of graph1family contract100.0%3,104 source linked
- 03Classification / MeasurementLocal screen state membershipConnects each published FDIC county or county-equivalent branch-deposit screen to the canonical state profile identified by the exact state code in that county row.3,10416.2% of graph1family contract100.0%3,104 source linked
- 04Source custody / MeasurementEconomic Census source custodyConnects every encoded Economic Census industry profile to the public 2022 concentration release that supplies the row.1,8669.7% of graph1family contract100.0%1,866 source linked
- 05Classification / MeasurementNAICS parent classificationConnects each published 2022 NAICS industry row to its nearest encoded parent in the official classification hierarchy.1,8499.6% of graph1family contract100.0%1,849 source linked
- 06Source custody / ResearchDeclared publication sourceConnects a research publication to every source identifier declared in its encoded evidence basis.1690.9% of graph1family contract100.0%169 source linked
- 07Source custody / MeasurementState screen source custodyConnects a state profile to each public record that supplies an encoded statewide insurance or branch-deposit concentration screen.1530.8% of graph1family contract100.0%153 source linked
- 08Declared scope / ResearchPublication coverage of policy-system profileConnects an international competition-policy evidence brief to each exact PMR economy or Competition Trends jurisdiction profile represented in that edition.1140.6% of graph1family contract100.0%114 source linked
- 09Declared scope / ResearchPublication membership in research topicConnects an institutional research topic to every current publication carrying that exact editorial theme identifier.970.5% of graph1family contract0.0%0 source linked
- 10Source custody / MeasurementCompetition Trends source custodyConnects one Competition Trends jurisdiction profile to the OECD source that supplies its published merger-control activity panel.590.3% of graph1family contract100.0%59 source linked
- 11Declared scope / ResearchResearch question membership in topicConnects an institutional research topic to each public agenda question included by its exact domain or entity membership contract.580.3% of graph1family contract0.0%0 source linked
- 12Source custody / MeasurementPMR economy source custodyConnects one economy-wide Product Market Regulation profile to the OECD release that supplies its encoded measures and reference date.550.3% of graph1family contract100.0%55 source linked
- 13Measurement / MeasurementSource-labeled market participationConnects a defined market to a participant label that appears in at least one source-backed row for that market.550.3% of graph1family contract100.0%55 source linked
- 14Classification / MeasurementNational state-profile membershipConnects each canonical state and District of Columbia competition profile to the canonical United States Competition Profile through the exact Census Business Formation Statistics state geography universe.510.3% of graph1family contract100.0%51 source linked
- 15Source custody / MeasurementIndicator source custodyConnects a canonical indicator definition to every public source represented in its normalized observation rows.480.3% of graph1family contract100.0%48 source linked
- 16Identity and attribution / MeasurementExact policy-system economy identityConnects separate PMR and Competition Trends geography nodes only when their published economy code and name agree exactly across both OECD releases.470.2% of graph1family contract0.0%0 source linked
- 17Measurement / ResearchResearch question measurement familyConnects each public research-agenda question to the canonical indicator family used to frame its exact observed comparison.460.2% of graph1family contract0.0%0 source linked
- 18Declared scope / ResearchPublication coverage of marketConnects a research publication to each market explicitly listed in its encoded related-market or exact signal-route scope.330.2% of graph1family contract0.0%0 source linked
- 19Official-record naming / EnforcementOrganization named in official recordConnects a dated official policy record to an organization explicitly named in that record, preserving the encoded procedural or evidentiary role.310.2% of graph1family contract100.0%31 source linked
- 20Identity and attribution / OrganizationOfficial product attributionConnects a product or participant label to the operator identified by a cited official company source.280.1% of graph1family contract100.0%28 source linked
- 21Declared scope / EnforcementMarket policy-context scopeConnects a market profile to a dated policy record explicitly curated as relevant context for that market.18<0.1% of graph1family contract100.0%18 source linked
- 22Measurement / MeasurementBusiness formation contextConnects a broad NAICS sector screen to one reviewed Census Business Formation Statistics industry bucket that supplies national application and employer-formation context without becoming competition evidence.17<0.1% of graph1family contract100.0%17 source linked
- 23Measurement / MeasurementEmployment and earnings contextConnects a broad NAICS sector screen to one reviewed BLS CES private-industry supersector that supplies national payroll, weekly-hours, and nominal-earnings context without becoming employer-competition evidence.17<0.1% of graph1family contract100.0%17 source linked
- 24Measurement / MeasurementIndustry output contextConnects one exact broad NAICS sector screen to the corresponding reviewed BEA GDP-by-industry line for descriptive value-added, GDP-share, real-growth, and growth-contribution context.17<0.1% of graph1family contract100.0%17 source linked
- 25Measurement / MeasurementLabor dynamics contextConnects a broad NAICS sector screen to one reviewed BLS JOLTS industry group that supplies national worker-flow context without becoming employer-competition evidence.17<0.1% of graph1family contract100.0%17 source linked
- 26Classification / MeasurementNational broad-sector membershipConnects each of the 17 broad NAICS sector profiles in the joined sector-economy universe to the canonical United States Competition Profile.17<0.1% of graph1family contract100.0%17 source linked
- 27Measurement / MeasurementProduction requirements contextConnects one exact broad NAICS sector screen to the reviewed BEA domestic requirements source and identifies the published 71-industry lines classified within that sector without aggregating their coefficients.17<0.1% of graph1family contract100.0%17 source linked
- 28Declared scope / ResearchTopic coverage of issue programConnects an institutional research topic to each competition issue program explicitly named in the topic's stable subject contract.16<0.1% of graph1family contract0.0%0 source linked
- 29Source custody / EnforcementOfficial record source custodyConnects a dated policy record to the official public source encoded as its custody record.14<0.1% of graph1family contract100.0%14 source linked
- 30Source custody / MeasurementMarket evidence source custodyConnects a market profile to each public source used for its definition, observation, or participant rows.13<0.1% of graph1family contract100.0%13 source linked
- 31Measurement / MeasurementDeclared Census industry screenConnects a curated market profile to the explicitly declared Census industry used as broad structural context for that profile.12<0.1% of graph1family contract100.0%12 source linked
- 32Declared scope / ResearchIssue-program membershipConnects an editorial competition issue program to each market explicitly included in that program's published scope contract.12<0.1% of graph1family contract0.0%0 source linked
- 33Measurement / MeasurementConsumer price contextConnects a curated market dossier to one reviewed BLS Consumer Price Index series that can provide broad descriptive price context without becoming market evidence.7<0.1% of graph1family contract100.0%7 source linked
- 34Measurement / MeasurementNational economic contextConnects the canonical U.S. competition profile to one of seven separately scaled public evidence systems in the National Economic Context Observatory.7<0.1% of graph1family contract100.0%7 source linked
- 35Identity and attribution / OrganizationCurated entity crosswalkConnects an organization label used in official records to a separately maintained participant or operator profile when the observatory declares the labels to refer to the same bounded entity context.6<0.1% of graph2family contracts0.0%0 source linked
- 36Identity and attribution / MeasurementExact source-series overlapConnects two separately reviewed source records when their encoded contracts contain exact shared publisher series while preserving each release as an independent evidence system.3<0.1% of graph1family contract100.0%3 source linked
- 37Measurement / MeasurementProductivity and labor-cost contextConnects the broad NAICS manufacturing screen to one reviewed BLS major-sector production aggregate that supplies productivity, output, hours, compensation, and unit-labor-cost context without becoming competition evidence.3<0.1% of graph1family contract100.0%3 source linked
- 38Identity and attribution / MeasurementExact U.S. policy-system identityConnects each source-specific OECD United States policy-system profile to the canonical United States Competition Profile when the published economy code and name match exactly.2<0.1% of graph1family contract100.0%2 source linked
- 39Contextual reference / ResearchIndicator contextual referenceConnects a canonical indicator to explicitly declared legal guidance or research literature used only to explain its interpretive context.2<0.1% of graph1family contract100.0%2 source linked
Semantic classes
Different links answer different questions
Categories organize the graph; they are not a hierarchy of evidentiary value.Direct routes from an encoded object or measure to its public evidence record.
Bounded same-entity, same-economy, or official product attribution links.
Observed profile membership, indicator coverage, and declared screening context.
Exact organizations and roles named in dated official records.
Declared legal guidance and research literature that contextualize a measure without supplying observations.
Curated topic, issue-program, market, publication, and policy-context boundaries.
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