---
title: SERP observation and competitor overlap graph
code: G22
shelf: Graph systems
url: https://library.feedthejoe.com/graph-systems/g22-serp-observation-and-competitor-overlap-graph/
markdown: https://library.feedthejoe.com/graph-systems/g22-serp-observation-and-competitor-overlap-graph.md
author: Joseph W. Anady
publisher: THATDEVELOPERGUY LLC
status: "Researched: Not deployed"
summary: What appeared for a specified query under specified conditions?
published: 2026-09-12
reviewed: 2026-09-12
modified: 2026-10-14
release: 2026.09.12-g40
edition: 2026.09.12-g40
words: 161
sources:
  - graph:S09
  - graph:S40
cites:
  - https://library.feedthejoe.com/graph-systems/primary-source-register/
rights: © 2026 THATDEVELOPERGUY LLC. All rights reserved.
---

# G22 SERP observation and competitor overlap graph

## Question

What appeared for a specified query under specified conditions?

## Nodes

Query; SERP snapshot; Result occurrence; URL; Domain; Result feature

## Relationship sketch

* snapshot → query/context
* snapshot → occurrence
* occurrence → URL and feature

## Evidence inputs

Permitted search observations or licensed data, exact collection context, time, URL and feature details.

## Implementation

Model each appearance as an occurrence, not a timeless edge. Distinguish organic results, ads, local results, and AI citations. Compare URL set overlaps only within documented sampling.

## Acceptance checks

* Every result belongs to a dated snapshot
* Position definition and feature type are retained
* Unavailable result data is not represented as zero visibility

## Do not infer

Ranking for one query does not make a competitor's schema, word count, or backlink pattern causal.

## Publication boundary

Aggregate research may be public; raw collected data obeys permissions.

## Source basis

[S09](https://library.feedthejoe.com/graph-systems/primary-source-register/#S09), [S40](https://library.feedthejoe.com/graph-systems/primary-source-register/#S40). See Research/sources.json. Sources support the primitives or named technology. The organization, labels, actions, and acceptance contracts in this catalog are this library's design, not claimed provider requirements.