The West Virginia Broadband Mapping Program

1. The West Virginia Broadband Mapping Program Michael ClifforD West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey 2010 West Virginia GIS Conference June 9th, 2010

2. Funding • Project is funded by a grant pursuant to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program. • This program was created by Congress as part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. Michael Clifford WVGES 6/9/2010

3. Agencies Involved • State GIS Coordinator’s Office applied for grant funding and provided oversight. • Geological and Economic Survey performed data collection and normalization. • WV Department of Homeland Security provided information on Community Anchor Institutions. • Third party contractor performed data verification and analysis. Michael Clifford WVGES 6/9/2010

4. Purpose • Develop a statewide broadband map to provide a comprehensive picture of the current infrastructure and deployment. • Analyze data in order to identify unserved and underserved areas. • Submit regular updates to NTIA that will be included in the National Broadband Map. Michael Clifford WVGES 6/9/2010

5. Developing Source List • FRN numbers were gathered from the WV Cable Telecommunications Association, the WV Public Services Commission and the WV Broadband Deployment Council. • FRN numbers were then cross referenced with the FCC’s public information search tool in order to obtain contact information for each provider. Michael Clifford WVGES 6/9/2010

6. Data Request • Providers were given a Non-Disclosure Agreement in order to protect proprietary business data. • Data request was made according to NTIA’s technical standards. • For the providers not as capable as others in meeting requirements, the WVGES assisted these providers with alternate submission options. Michael Clifford WVGES 6/9/2010

7. Data Normalization • Data was received from provider’s and normalized into a geodatabase structure provided by NSGIC. • Geodatabase contains 8 feature classes and 12 domains. Michael Clifford WVGES 6/9/2010

8. Service Overview Michael Clifford WVGES 6/9/2010

9. Address Level Service Michael Clifford WVGES 6/9/2010

10. Road Segment Level Service Michael Clifford WVGES 6/9/2010

11. Census Block Level Service Michael Clifford WVGES 6/9/2010

12. Community Anchor Institutions • Anchor Institutions include K-12 schools, Vocational Centers, Libraries, Higher Education Institutions, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Police and Fire Stations, Courthouses, County Health Departments and County Administration Offices. • Collected by the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security. Michael Clifford WVGES 6/9/2010

13. Community Anchor Institutions Michael Clifford WVGES 6/9/2010

14. Wireless Service Areas Michael Clifford WVGES 6/9/2010

15. Middle Mile Connection Points Michael Clifford WVGES 6/9/2010

16. Preliminary Results • 54 separate service providers were identified within the state. • 33 have submitted data. • 10 are not required to submit data for various reasons. • 8 have responded but have not provided data as of now. • 3 have not responded in anyway way to data requests. Michael Clifford WVGES 6/9/2010

17. Preliminary Map Michael Clifford WVGES 6/9/2010

18. Issues • Data submitted from providers varies widely. From fully populated geodatabases to hand drawn maps. • Address level data is very difficult to geocode in rural areas. • No mechanism in place to require providers to submit data. Michael Clifford WVGES 6/9/2010

19. Future Work • Data will be collected and updated every 6 months until September 2011. • Continued efforts will be made to obtain data not submitted. • Third party contractor will be analyzing the data. • Data will become available to the public through a web portal. Michael Clifford WVGES 6/9/2010

20. Websites • http://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/bb- WVGES Broadband Mapping Site • http://www2.ntia.doc.gov/ - NTIA Broadband Mapping Site Michael Clifford WVGES 6/9/2010