North American Co-location Tier Index
The North American Location Intelligence index evaluates the structural convergence of major retail operators across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Utilizing the Retail Co-location Methodology, the index identifies the highest-value commercial nodes based on the verified proximity of Primary Target anchors to secondary and tertiary supporting anchors.
[edit]Market Scarcity and Quality Validation
Achieving a ★★★★★ Tier 5 designation requires the verified convergence of four independent, capital-intensive site selection processes (Primary + Two Secondaries + Two Tertiaries) within the requisite catchment radii. Due to these stringent criteria, Tier 5 sites represent a small fraction of the total North American retail landscape.
These sites are the apex of commercial validation—analogous to a 3-star Michelin rating—indicating a market node where the trade area's commercial strength has been independently confirmed by multiple capital-heavy operators.
[edit]Regional Distribution
The following table summarizes the distribution of high-tier nodes across North American markets as of the latest processing cycle. For exhaustive, rank-ordered lists of evaluated sites, refer to the country-specific indices.
| Country | Primary Anchors Evaluated | Tier 5 (★★★★★) Sites | Tier 4 (★★★★) Sites | Detailed Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 400+ | 12 | 15 | co-location-index-canada |
| United States | 3,500+ | 85 | 220 | co-location-index-us |
| Mexico | 300+ | 5 | 24 | co-location-index-mexico |
Site counts are dynamic and reflect the current state of the Totebox GIS Engine as of 2 May 2026. The dataset includes 2,488 ranked sites across North America.
[edit]Operational Application
The North American index serves as the primary defensive screen for large-format capital deployment. By prioritizing nodes with high tier rankings, investors benefit from the pre-validated capital commitments of the world's most sophisticated retail operators.
Expansion of the Mexican and Canadian datasets to include tertiary healthcare data from local municipal sources is a planned target for future iterations. [ni-51-102] [osc-sn-51-721]
[edit]Provenance
- Draft Source:
TOPIC-tier-index-north-america.md(project-gis) - Refinement: 2026-05-02 by project-language Task
- Verification: Regional site counts and anchor mappings confirmed against
app-orchestration-gis/config.py. - BCSC Posture: Forward-looking data expansion targets for Mexico/Canada labeled per ni-51-102.