Mapping Indiana Broadband

Mapping Indiana Broadband

Jim SparksChris Walls

Access to high speed broadband is important…• A 10% increase in broadband

availability means a 1.2 to 1.5 point increase in GDP, according to Federal Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski.

• “We believe that broadband is a critical infrastructure challenge of our generation. It is to us what railroads, electricity, highways, and telephones were to previous generations.”

Current Broadband Mapping InitiativesIC 5-28-33-3Development of high speed

Internet service deployment and adoption initiative; map of broadband availability

• Sec. 3. (a) The corporation shall develop a high speed Internet service deployment and adoption initiative that includes the creation of a statewide geographic information system (GIS) of available telecommunications and information technology services, including high speed Internet service.

Current Broadband Mapping Initiatives - GrantDEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)Notice of Funding Availability for: State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program to fund “projects that collect comprehensive and accurate state-level broadband mapping data, develop state-level broadband maps, and aid in the development and maintenance of a national broadband map.”

NTIA’s Grant Requirements• By census blocks, show:

• Service provider name• Technology used• Advertised speed (up and

downstream)

• Create GIS files to depict availability of wireless broadband

Indiana’s Approach1. Use “in-hand” data to quickly

create “1st draft” maps.2. Improve the map with data

requested from Service Providers• By census block (< 2 mi2)• By road segment (> 2 mi2)

3. Verify results

Percent of Population With Access to Broadband.

Rank State/Territory % of Population1 District Of Columbia 100% ± 0.02 New Jersey 100% ± 0.03 Rhode Island 100% ± 0.04 Connecticut 100% ± 0.05 Delaware 100% ± 0.06 Massachusetts 99.9% ± 0.07 Maryland 99.9% ± 0.08 Florida 99.9% ± 0.09 Iowa 99.9% ± 0.010 New York 99.9% ± 0.011 Kansas 99.9% ± 0.012 Indiana 99.8% ± 0.013 Illinois 99.8% ± 0.014 Wisconsin 99.8% ± 0.015 California 99.7% ± 0.016 Pennsylvania 99.7% ± 0.017 Texas 99.7% ± 0.018 Nevada 99.7% ± 0.019 North Dakota 99.7% ± 0.020 Georgia 99.7% ± 0.0

State Ranking By Grant Amount(Lowest to Highest)

State Grant Amount1 Delaware $3,080,450

2 Indiana $3,294,766

3 Vermont $3,542,996

4 North Dakota $3,664,087

5 Connecticut $3,782,938

6 Oklahoma $3,815,185

7 South Carolina $3,979,832

8 Nevada $3,993,441

9 District of Columbia $4,041,816

10 Wyoming $4,153,833

11 Hawaii $4,349,940

12 Minnesota $4,470,035

13 Tennessee $4,479,620

14 Idaho $4,486,214

15 Wisconsin $4,540,152

16 Rhode Island $4,544,787

17 West Virginia $4,749,181

18 Michigan $4,755,684

19 Maryland $4,755,768

20 New Mexico $4,762,287

Largest Grant: New York, $8,923,532

Average Grant: $5,541,201

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