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Mapping Indiana Broadband

Learn about Indiana's broadband mapping initiatives and how they are working to improve access to high-speed internet across the state. Discover the challenges, current initiatives, and the data collection process. Stay informed about the progress being made in Indiana's efforts to bridge the digital divide and bring reliable internet connectivity to all communities.

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Mapping Indiana Broadband

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  1. Mapping Indiana Broadband Amanda O’Daniel - IOTGeoff Schomacker - OCRA

  2. 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.”

  3. Challenges • Low broadband adoption rates of 55 to 70% in rural, low income, minorities, and elderly communities • About 10% of the nation's population doesn't even have access to broadband

  4. Current Broadband Mapping Initiatives IC 5-28-33-3 Development 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.

  5. Current Broadband Mapping Initiatives - Grant DEPARTMENT 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.”

  6. 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

  7. Indiana’s Approach • Use “in-hand” data to quickly create “1st draft” maps. • Improve the map with data requested from Service Providers • By census block (< 2 mi2) • By road segment (> 2 mi2) • Verify results

  8. Cable Modem Providers by Census Block and Zip

  9. Who is providing DSL in Miami County and where?

  10. Indiana’s Approach • Use “in-hand” data to quickly create “1st draft” maps. • Improve the map with data requested from Service Providers • By census block (< 2 mi2) • By road segment (> 2 mi2) • Verify results

  11. Indiana’s Approach • Use “in-hand” data to quickly create “1st draft” maps. • Improve the map with data requested from Service Providers • By census block (< 2 mi2) • By road segment (> 2 mi2) • Verify results • Data comparison • Independent 3rd party data • Crowd-sourcing • Orthoimagery

  12. What is being done with the data?

  13. National Broadband Map http://broadbandmap.gov/

  14. National Broadband Map Published February 17, 2011 Will be updated every 6 months. http://broadbandmap.gov/

  15. Indiana Map www.indianamap.org

  16. Contact InformationAmanda O’Daniel317-234-4111amodaniel@iot.in.govGeoff Schomacker317-232-8909GSchomacker@ocra.IN.gov

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