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Win More Nearby Customers Through Google Maps.

Google Maps isn't a map — it's a high-intent local action channel. Structured maps visibility, proximity-tuned relevance, and trust signals that convert nearby searches into calls, directions, and visits.

Map pack top-3 presence— Where local action happens
Proximity + relevance ranking— Grid-tracked visibility
Directions, calls, visits— Measured customer action
Map Pack Rank Grid
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Grid coverage: 84%
+214%

Direction asks

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Calls / week

+312%

Map views

Map visibility plan in 10–14 days

Calls · Directions · Visits tracked

10–14 days

From map visibility audit to prioritised grid-tracked optimisation plan

Grid-tracked

Rank measured at keyword × grid-square level — not a single vanity position

Action-first

Calls, directions, and visits — the customer actions that drive local revenue

Multi-location

Single-location, service-area, or multi-branch — one coordinated maps system

At a Glance

Six Layers of Maps Performance

Google Maps SEO isn't a listing task — it's a local action channel. Six layers, each with a distinct role in turning nearby intent into calls, directions, and visits.

Map Visibility

Top-3 map pack presence across the grid squares that cover your real service radius — measured at keyword × location level, not a single average rank.

Local Discovery

Optimised for nearby, high-intent searches — where proximity, relevance, and action happen in the same moment of customer decision.

Trust Signals

Review velocity, response rate, photo signals, and activity cadence — the local trust stack that determines whether map visibility converts.

Location Accuracy

NAP consistency across directories, service-area configuration, and the location-data hygiene Google uses to trust what you rank for.

Customer Actions

Calls, direction requests, website clicks, and visits — the action metrics where local Maps performance actually lives.

Multi-Location Readiness

Coordinated maps performance across every branch or service area — no strong-weak variance, one consistent visibility standard.

Is This Right for You?

When You Need Google Maps SEO

Eight situations where structured Google Maps SEO produces measurable local action — not profile impressions, but the calls, direction requests, and visits that drive nearby revenue.

"You don't appear in the map pack for the queries that matter — even when customers are physically near your location, less-established competitors rank above you"

Map pack ranking is driven by proximity, relevance, and prominence signals that can be measured and improved. We audit the specific signal gaps against the businesses outranking you — and close them in priority order with grid-based rank tracking.

"Nearby searches aren't turning into customer actions — profile impressions are fine, but direction requests, calls, and visits haven't moved in proportion to visibility"

Action conversion on Maps is driven by signals separate from visibility — category specificity, review recency, photo quality, and attribute coverage. We diagnose the action-layer gaps and fix the specific elements blocking conversion.

"Your map visibility is inconsistent across grid squares — strong in some areas, invisible in others, with no clear pattern explaining the variance within the same service radius"

Grid variance is usually a proximity × relevance problem. We run grid-level rank tracking across your full service area, identify the weakness zones, and build signal-layer strengthening that restores visibility where it's missing.

"Your location signals are inconsistent — different NAP formats across directories, outdated service areas, attribute mismatches, or stale location data Google doesn't fully trust"

Location accuracy is a trust signal that compounds across every Maps-adjacent source. We audit the top citation sources, consolidate NAP variants, fix the highest-impact inconsistencies, and set up monitoring to prevent drift.

"Your review profile is underperforming — low count, stale dates, or unmanaged negative reviews affecting both map pack rank and click-through from the listing to customer action"

Reviews are one of the most direct inputs to Maps ranking. We build a review velocity strategy with acquisition cadence, a response playbook, and sentiment monitoring — so reviews compound rather than plateau.

"You operate in a highly competitive local market — other businesses dominate map pack visibility, and generic optimisation isn't moving you against incumbents with long-established local authority"

Competitive displacement requires signal-gap engineering: specific signals your competitors have that you don't, in priority order. We reverse-engineer the advantage and close the gaps that actually move rank — not all 'best practice' items equally.

"You manage 3–20 locations with inconsistent map pack performance — some branches rank in top 3, others barely appear, and each location's maps strategy is handled differently"

Multi-location Maps SEO requires signal standardisation. We audit every profile against your best-performing branch, identify what's different, and standardise the gaps so every location benefits from the signals the strongest one already sends.

"You're expanding into new service areas or opening new locations — and you want structured map visibility from day one, not months of slow organic ramp-up"

Structured maps launch planning: profile configuration, category and service setup, initial citation seeding, and early review velocity — so new locations reach map pack viability significantly faster than default.

What's Covered

Eight Areas of Maps Optimisation

Every engagement addresses the full maps visibility stack — not just profile fields, but the discovery, trust, and action-layer signals that determine whether a local search converts.

Maps Visibility Audit

Grid-based rank tracking across your full service area, competitive map pack analysis, and the specific signal gaps that explain the current visibility pattern.

Improves

Visibility diagnosis, competitive baseline, prioritised optimisation sequence

Output

Grid-level visibility map + competitive gap report

Map Pack Ranking Optimisation

Signal-layer work targeted specifically at map pack position — category hierarchy, services coverage, proximity signals, and the levers that move top-3 presence for priority keywords.

Improves

Map pack position, keyword × grid coverage, competitive displacement

Output

Ranked priority action list with expected rank movement per fix

Local Discovery & Relevance

Category and services engineering, attribute mapping, and keyword-to-category alignment — so the profile appears for the full range of high-intent local searches customers actually run.

Improves

Search query coverage, keyword-to-category match, discovery-layer visibility

Output

Category hierarchy rebuild, services section, attribute map

Location & Listing Consistency

NAP audit across top 40–60 directories, variant consolidation, citation cleanup on highest-impact sources, and ongoing monitoring to prevent location-data drift.

Improves

Local trust signals, cross-platform consistency, directory ranking authority

Output

NAP inconsistency report, cleanup execution, monitoring setup

Review & Trust Signal Strengthening

Review velocity strategy with acquisition cadence, in-moment request systems, response playbook, and sentiment monitoring — building the trust signals map pack ranking depends on.

Improves

Review velocity, rating trend, response rate, trust signal strength

Output

Review acquisition system, response playbook, velocity baseline

Action Conversion Optimisation

The signals that turn map visibility into customer action — category specificity, photo quality, Q&A coverage, messaging setup — optimised against the specific action gaps in your current performance.

Improves

Calls-per-view, direction-request rate, website click-through, profile action conversion

Output

Action conversion audit with signal-level fixes and tracking setup

Multi-Location Maps Coordination

Standardisation across all location profiles, variance diagnosis, per-location keyword and signal strategy, and a management system that prevents performance drift across the network.

Improves

Per-location performance consistency, portfolio-wide visibility, variance reduction

Output

Multi-location profile audit, standardisation plan, per-branch dashboard

Ongoing Performance Tracking

Grid-level rank tracking, action KPI monitoring, and monthly reporting focused on the customer actions that matter — calls, directions, visits — rather than vanity profile views.

Improves

Attribution clarity, optimisation decision-making, performance visibility

Output

Grid rank dashboard, action KPI report, monthly optimisation review

Core Use Cases

Google Maps SEO by Business Situation

Five engagement shapes — each built around a specific map pack constraint, local market dynamic, and customer action goal.

Map Visibility Improvement

A local business invisible in the map pack for the keywords that drive customer decisions — even though physical proximity is competitive. The map result surface is where local action happens, but the business isn't showing up in it.

Problem

Map visibility is absent or inconsistent across the service area grid — customers searching nearby don't see the business above the fold.

Outcome

Top-3 map pack presence across priority grid squares, measured at keyword × location level with grid-based rank tracking.

Best for: Local businesses whose map pack position is the primary constraint on nearby customer acquisition.

Key Metrics

Focus

Grid-level map pack visibility

Delivery window

10–14 days plan, 30–90 days rank movement

Primary KPIs

Grid coverage, map pack position, keyword × square rank

What We Do

  • Grid-based rank tracking across the full service area baseline
  • Signal-gap analysis against the map pack incumbents in priority squares
  • Category hierarchy, services, and attribute engineering for rank-relevant signals
  • Weekly grid tracking through optimisation to measure rank movement

Find Your Fit

Google Maps SEO by Business Goal

Customers buy outcomes, not optimisation tasks. Six common local growth goals — with the maps work that addresses each one.

Need more visibility on Google Maps

Your business isn't showing up in the map pack for the queries that drive local action — even when physical proximity is competitive.

Solution

Map visibility optimisation with grid-based rank tracking, category hierarchy rebuild, and signal-gap closure against the profiles currently outranking you.

Map visibility + location relevance engineering

Need more calls and direction requests

The profile is visible and getting impressions, but calls, direction requests, and website clicks aren't moving in proportion to visibility.

Solution

Action-focused maps optimisation: category specificity, photo quality, Q&A seeding, and messaging setup — with action KPI tracking against baseline.

Action conversion optimisation across the listing-to-contact funnel

Need stronger local trust

Review velocity has stalled, negative reviews are unmanaged, or response rate is weak — suppressing both map pack rank and listing click-through.

Solution

Review velocity strategy with acquisition cadence, response playbook, and sentiment monitoring — building the trust signals map pack ranking depends on.

Review & reputation strengthening as a ranking and conversion lever

Need better performance in competitive areas

High-competition local markets where established incumbents dominate the map pack and generic optimisation isn't closing the gap.

Solution

Competitive signal-gap engineering with incumbent analysis, prioritised gap closure, and review velocity acceleration to close prominence gaps.

Competitive displacement strategy prioritised by speed-to-impact

Need location consistency

NAP data is inconsistent across directories — different phone formats, name variants, outdated addresses — introducing trust-signal uncertainty into local ranking.

Solution

Citation audit across top 40–60 directories, NAP consolidation plan, cleanup on highest-priority sources, and ongoing consistency monitoring.

Local data cleanup and accuracy improvement

Need support for multiple branches

Map pack performance varies dramatically across locations — some branches rank top 3, others invisible — with no standardised signal structure across the network.

Solution

Multi-location Maps SEO framework: standardised profile structure, per-location keyword strategy, and a network-wide management system with per-branch dashboards.

Portfolio-wide map pack consistency and per-branch optimisation

Why Maps Underperform

Why Businesses Underperform on Google Maps

Eight patterns that consistently suppress Google Maps performance — each traceable to a specific signal layer, each resolvable with structured optimisation rather than more profile fills.

Weak map pack visibility — the business doesn't appear in the top-3 map results for priority local queries, even when physical proximity is competitive and the brand has been established for years

Signal-gap engineering against the profiles currently outranking you. Category hierarchy, service coverage, attribute match, and keyword-to-category alignment — prioritised by which signals move map pack rank fastest.

Low local trust signals — review count is below category threshold, review recency has gone stale, response rate is near zero, and the profile looks inactive compared to competitors in the same map pack

Review velocity strategy with acquisition cadence, response playbook, and sentiment monitoring — building trust signals that compound over time and directly drive both map rank and listing click-through.

Inconsistent location information — NAP variants across Google Maps, Apple Maps, Yelp, industry directories — different phone formats, name spellings, outdated addresses, conflicting hours

Citation audit across top 40–60 directories, NAP consolidation plan, cleanup execution on highest-priority inconsistencies, and monitoring setup to catch drift before it compounds.

Poor review profile — low count, or mix of unmanaged negative reviews without responses, affecting both map pack rank (via prominence signals) and listing click-through (via rating display)

Review management system covering acquisition, response, and sentiment monitoring — with a brand-reinforcing response playbook for positive, neutral, and negative reviews.

Weak action rates — map pack visibility is present but customer actions (calls, directions, website clicks) haven't moved in proportion; the profile appears but doesn't convert into customer behaviour

Action conversion optimisation: category specificity, photo strategy, Q&A seeding, and messaging setup — focused on the specific action-layer signals that are underperforming versus visibility baseline.

Limited map pack presence — visibility exists in some grid squares but not others, with no clear pattern explaining which locations the business shows up in and which it doesn't

Grid-based rank tracking across the full service area with signal-layer diagnosis per zone — closing visibility gaps systematically rather than hoping a general optimisation lift fixes the variance.

No ongoing tracking — the profile was set up once, occasionally updated, but there's no grid-level rank tracking, no action KPI baseline, no systematic way to measure whether optimisation work is moving the needle

Grid-tracked rank dashboard, action KPI baseline, and monthly performance reporting that measures calls, direction requests, and visits — not just profile impressions or view counts.

Multi-location inconsistency — same brand, same service quality, but map pack performance varies dramatically across branches with no clear explanation or standardisation across the network

Signal standardisation across every location against the best-performing branch, per-location keyword strategy, and a network-wide management framework that prevents variance re-emerging.

Our Approach

The Avana Hub Google Maps SEO Framework

Visibility → Relevance → Trust → Action → Scale. Five layers that turn local intent into measurable customer action — sequenced so each layer compounds on the one before it.

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Visibility

Map Pack Presence & Grid Coverage

Grid-based rank tracking establishes baseline, competitive signal analysis identifies gaps, and the specific levers that move top-3 map pack presence are prioritised by impact.

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Relevance

Category, Services & Query Match

Category hierarchy rebuilt, services section engineered with keyword-aware structure, attributes completed, and descriptions aligned to the full range of high-intent local searches.

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Trust

Reviews, Citations & Location Accuracy

Review velocity strategy, response playbook, NAP citation audit and consolidation, and the location-signal hygiene that Google uses to trust what the business ranks for.

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Action

Calls, Directions & Customer Conversion

Action-layer signals optimised — photo quality, Q&A seeding, messaging setup, category specificity — with action KPIs tracked against pre-optimisation baseline.

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Scale

Multi-Location & Ongoing Performance

Standardisation across branches, per-location dashboards, monthly optimisation refresh, and the management framework that prevents performance variance re-emerging.

How It Works

Google Maps SEO Process

From grid-based visibility audit through signal-gap diagnosis, optimisation, action conversion, and ongoing tracking — what happens at each stage and what you receive.

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Audit Your Current Google Maps Visibility

Grid-based rank tracking baseline across the full service area, competitive map pack analysis against the top 3–5 incumbents in priority squares, and the specific signal differences that explain current visibility variance.

DeliverableGrid-level visibility map, competitive gap report, baseline action KPIs
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Identify Signal Gaps & Performance Constraints

Diagnosis of the exact signal layers blocking map pack rank and customer action — category specificity, service coverage, review velocity, trust signals, and location-data consistency — scored by impact and effort.

DeliverableRanked signal-gap report, impact × effort priority matrix, optimisation sequencing plan
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Optimise Relevance, Trust & Map Presence

Category hierarchy rebuild, services engineering, attribute mapping, citation cleanup, review velocity activation, and the specific optimisations that move map pack position — executed in priority order.

DeliverableFully engineered profile, citation cleanup summary, review acquisition system live
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Action Conversion & Customer Engagement

Action-layer signals — photo strategy, Q&A seeding, messaging setup — optimised against specific action-conversion gaps. Grid-tracked rank monitoring active. Action KPI dashboard live with pre-optimisation baseline.

DeliverableAction conversion optimisations, grid rank tracking, action KPI dashboard
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Measure Performance & Refine Over Time

Monthly performance reporting covers map pack position, action KPIs, review velocity, and grid coverage. Quarterly refresh adjusts priorities based on competitive changes, market shifts, and the data the tracking surface provides.

DeliverableMonthly map pack report, action KPI trend, quarterly optimisation refresh

Maps Outputs in Practice

Sample Google Maps SEO Outputs

Four of the outputs every Google Maps SEO engagement produces — grid-based rank tracking, map pack movement boards, customer action dashboards, and multi-location performance — measured where local revenue actually lives.

Grid-Based Rank Tracking

Sample — map pack position across 5×5 service-area grid, single keyword

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Top-3 coverage

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Top-5 coverage

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Sample outputs shown for illustration. Every engagement produces outputs tailored to your specific market, service area, and local competitive environment.

What You Get

Google Maps SEO Deliverables

Every engagement produces outcome-focused, team-ready outputs — engineered for map pack visibility, validated against grid-tracked rank, and tracked against a defined action-KPI baseline.

Google Maps SEO Audit

Grid-based rank tracking baseline, competitive map pack analysis, and a full report on the signal gaps explaining current visibility versus incumbents in priority squares.

Visibility Improvement Plan

Prioritised action plan scored on impact × effort × urgency — the 8–12 fixes that move map pack position above the 40+ 'best practice' items that don't.

Location Signal Optimisation

Category hierarchy rebuilt, services section engineered with keyword-aware descriptions, attribute coverage completed — the discovery and relevance layer set for rank.

Trust & Review Improvement

Review acquisition system with cadence plan, response playbook for positive/neutral/negative reviews, sentiment monitoring setup, and citation cleanup across top directories.

Local Action Growth Insights

Action conversion audit, photo and Q&A strategy, messaging setup, and the specific signals suppressing calls, direction requests, and website clicks — fixed in priority order.

Multi-Location Recommendations

For brands with 3+ locations: per-branch variance map, standardisation plan, signal consistency strategy, and a network-wide management framework with per-location dashboards.

Performance Tracking Setup

Grid-based rank dashboard, monthly action KPI tracking, review velocity monitoring, and the map-specific reporting measured where local performance actually lives.

Ongoing Performance Roadmap

90-day optimisation roadmap post-launch, quarterly refresh schedule, and the prioritised actions that compound visibility and action performance over time.

Engagement Models

Five Google Maps SEO Engagement Shapes

Each engagement is scoped to a specific map pack situation — audit-only, full visibility optimisation, trust and action focus, multi-location coordination, or ongoing management. Most clients begin with audit or optimisation and continue with ongoing management.

Google Maps SEO Audit

7–10 daysFrom $549

Grid-based rank tracking baseline, competitive map pack analysis, signal-gap diagnosis, and a prioritised optimisation plan — without the implementation phase.

Ideal for: Businesses who want diagnosis and direction before committing to implementation — or whose internal team will execute optimisation with external guidance.

Includes

  • Grid-based rank tracking across full service area
  • Competitive map pack analysis vs top 3–5 incumbents
  • Signal-layer gap diagnosis across visibility, relevance, trust, action
  • Prioritised optimisation plan scored by impact × effort × urgency
  • Baseline action KPI report (calls, directions, clicks, messages)
  • 90-day optimisation roadmap and expected outcome map

Map Visibility Optimisation

10–14 daysFrom $1,299Most common

Full audit plus complete optimisation execution — category, services, attributes, photos, Q&A, citation cleanup, and review velocity activation.

Ideal for: Businesses ready to execute a complete map pack visibility build — audit plus implementation in a single structured engagement.

Includes

  • Everything in Google Maps SEO Audit
  • Category hierarchy rebuild and services section engineering
  • Attribute mapping, photo strategy, Q&A seeding
  • Citation audit and NAP consolidation across top 40–60 directories
  • Review velocity activation with acquisition system setup
  • Grid-tracked rank monitoring and action KPI dashboard
  • 30-day post-launch performance check-in

Local Trust & Action Enhancement

2–4 weeksFrom $899

Focused engagement when visibility is adequate but trust signals and action conversion are underperforming — review velocity, response management, and action-layer optimisation.

Ideal for: Businesses whose map visibility is fine but whose review profile or action conversion is the primary constraint on local revenue.

Includes

  • Review profile audit: count, recency, rating distribution, response rate
  • Review acquisition system with cadence, templates, channel strategy
  • Response playbook for positive, neutral, and negative reviews
  • Action conversion audit and signal-level fixes
  • Photo and Q&A strategy aligned with conversion signals
  • Messaging setup with response time management
  • Action KPI dashboard measured against baseline

Multi-Location Maps SEO

3–6 weeksFrom $1,999

Signal standardisation across 3–20 locations with per-branch optimisation, network-wide management framework, and per-location performance tracking.

Ideal for: Multi-branch businesses, clinic networks, franchise systems, and multi-city operations where map pack variance is capping portfolio ROI.

Includes

  • Full audit across every location profile with variance map
  • Standardisation plan: categories, services, attributes, media approach
  • Per-location keyword mapping and grid-based rank tracking
  • Citation audit across all locations with NAP consolidation
  • Per-location performance dashboard and review monitoring
  • Network-wide management framework to prevent variance re-emerging

Ongoing Google Maps SEO Management

Monthly retainerFrom $449/mo

Monthly map pack optimisation, review management, post cadence, Q&A monitoring, and grid-tracked performance reporting — for profiles that need compounding rather than decay.

Ideal for: Businesses with already-optimised profiles who need consistent maintenance to prevent decay and keep compounding local authority month over month.

Includes

  • Monthly Google Posts (4–8 per month)
  • Q&A monitoring and response management
  • Review monitoring with response playbook execution
  • Monthly map pack rank report (grid-level)
  • Monthly action KPI report with trend analysis
  • Quarterly optimisation refresh based on data trends
  • Competitive monitoring and signal adjustment as needed

Pricing Plans

Google Maps SEO Pricing

Structured Google Maps SEO — from grid-tracked audit and visibility optimisation to ongoing management and multi-location coordination.

Map Visibility Audit

Grid-based rank tracking baseline, competitive map pack analysis, and a prioritised optimisation plan — diagnosis without implementation

AED 1,800/mo
  • Grid-based rank tracking across full service area
  • Competitive map pack analysis vs top 3–5 incumbents
  • Signal-layer gap diagnosis across visibility, relevance, trust, action
  • Baseline action KPI report (calls, directions, clicks, messages)
  • Prioritised optimisation plan scored by impact × effort × urgency
  • 90-day optimisation roadmap
Most Popular

Map Visibility Optimisation

Full audit plus complete optimisation execution — the visibility build most single-location clients start with

From AED 4,300/mo
  • Everything in Map Visibility Audit
  • Category hierarchy rebuild and services section engineering
  • Attribute mapping, photo strategy, Q&A seeding
  • Citation audit and NAP consolidation across 40+ directories
  • Review velocity activation with acquisition system setup
  • Grid-tracked rank monitoring and action KPI dashboard
  • 30-day post-launch performance check-in

Ongoing Maps Management

Monthly map pack optimisation for businesses ready to compound visibility — pricing based on scope and location count

Custom Pricing

Tailored to your needs

  • Monthly Google Posts (4–8 per month)
  • Q&A monitoring and response management
  • Review monitoring with response playbook execution
  • Monthly grid-level map pack rank report
  • Monthly action KPI report with trend analysis
  • Quarterly optimisation refresh
  • Multi-location management available
  • Scope-based pricing (single to franchise)
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FAQ

Google Maps SEO — Questions

What Google Maps SEO covers, how it differs from GBP SEO and generic local SEO, and what ongoing management looks like.

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Turn Google Maps Into a Nearby Customer Action Channel

Grid-tracked rank. Top-3 map pack presence. Reviews compounding. Actions measured. The structured Google Maps SEO system that turns nearby intent into calls, directions, and visits — delivered in 10–14 days.

  • Grid-based map pack rank tracking — not a single vanity position number
  • Top-3 map pack presence across priority squares in your service radius
  • Category, services, and signal engineering for real map pack ranking
  • Review velocity, response playbook, and trust signals that compound
  • Action conversion measured in calls, directions, and visits
  • Multi-location support with per-branch dashboards and network-wide consistency
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Maps Performance
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Grid coverage

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Calls

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Directions

Map pack position#2 avg
Review velocity14/mo