by Pivot
Tag: GIS
Legacy GIS Tools and Processes Don’t Cut It for Broadband Infrastructure
Legacy tools like Google Earth or Esri ArcGIS are good for exploring broadband projects, but not suitable for managing fiber networks. They lack the functionality needed for effective planning, design, and operation. Relying on outdated…
Introducing a New Way to Design Networks
Biarri Networks understands that bringing connectivity to communities is essential. In order to do that, there needs to be constant innovation with an influx of revolutionary ideas that break the boundaries of the norm. To…
Broadband Innovator Series: Leveraging Your Data with GIS to Keep it Alive
One of the hottest topics in broadband today is leveraging GIS data for network and business operations. In this Broadband Innovator interview series, we talk with CHR Solutions‘ GIS Manager, Jake Webb, about geographic information…
FCC Moves on New National Broadband Map, Carrier Broadband Availability Data Due 9/1
In a public notice released yesterday, the FCC has established September 1, 2022 as the deadline for service providers to submit broadband availability data for inclusion in the long awaited update to the national broadband…
NTIA Broadband Map Project Now Has 40 State Participants
Two more states and two U.S. territories are now participating in the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) National Broadband Availability Map (NBAM) project. Joining the project are Nevada, Louisiana, American Samoa and Puerto Rico,…
FCC Releases Preliminary Mobile Broadband Map
The FCC has released a preliminary interactive mobile broadband map based on data provided by the nation’s four largest mobile carriers. The map is based on new parameters that were designed to overcome problems with…
New NTIA Interactive Broadband Map Allows Users to Compare and Contrast
Consumers, businesses and other interested parties can now see different data about broadband access via the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) new Indicators of Broadband Need interactive broadband map. Broadband mapping is a hot…
NTIA Broadband Availability Map Now Has 30 State Participants
Thirty states now are now participants in the National Broadband Availability Map (NBAM), a geographic information system (GIS) platform run by the National Telecommunications Industry Association (NTIA). The goal is to create “a national platform…
A Passion for GIS Mapping: Driven by Analyzing Data and Seeing What Others Can’t (Podcast)
In this episode of the Broadband Bunch, we speak with Jason Hart, Partner Manager at ESRI. Jason shares with us his unique start in GIS Mapping as a 13-year old boy down a cave in…
