1. Data Informed Decisions:
Utah Broadband Project Data Resources
Bert Granberg
Jessie Pechmann
Automated Geographic Reference Center (AGRC)
State of Utah

2. Why??
• Support Decision Making
– Inform: Visualize Utah’s Broadband Landscape
– Communicate on Issues
– Assess, Measure Progress, Monitor Trends
– Confirm Intuitive Understanding
• Promote BB Build-out and Use
– Economic Growth, Efficiency, Better Services

3. Broadband Mapping Data
• 6 month update cycle, NBM data standards (2010-2014)
• Provider Data Submissions
– Coverage Areas
– Technology used (Fiber, DSL, Cable, Fixed, Mobile, etc)
– Max Advertised Up and Download Speeds
• Community Anchor Institutions
– Schools, Libraries, Gov’t Offices, Healthcare
• 6 month update cycle
• Technologies, Speeds

4. Broadband Mapping Data:
Landline Coverage Areas

5. Broadband Mapping Data:
Wireless Coverage Area

6. Broadband Mapping Data Content & Guidance

7. Broadband Mapping Data:
NTIA Speed Tiers

8. Broadband Mapping Data
• Verification Activities
– Basic technical limitations/logic
– Comparison to advertising, territories, etc
– Mobile: 2011 & 2013 Drivetests
– Fixed: Address Point Review

9. Verification activities: Utah address points

10. Verification activities: 2011 & 2013 Drive testing, mobile broadband

11. Verification activities: 2011 & 2013 Drive testing, mobile broadband

12. Accessing Broadband
Mapping Data

13. Broadband
Mapping Data At Work
Broadband.utah.gov/map
nbm.gov

14. Broadband Mapping Data At Work: GIS Data

15. Broadband Mapping Data At Work: GIS Data

16. Broadband Mapping Data At Work: GIS Data

17. Broadband Mapping Data At Work: From the Resources tab

18. Broadband Mapping Data At Work:
Landscape Overviews

19. Impressive
Successes
Challenges
Remain

20. Case 1: Basic Consumer Broadband
Residential availability of at least 3 Mbps download and 768 Kbps upload. Allows for
basic broadband internet functionality, such as browsing webpages and checking email.
Residential availability of at least 10 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload. Allows for basic
functionality, plus video streaming and photo upload and download.
Case 2: Home Office/Education Broadband
Legend
*Broadband coverage includes wireline, wireless
and mobile broadband.
Populated areas with no Case 2
broadband coverage*
Populated areas with Case 2
broadband coverage
Unpopulated areas with
Case 2 coverage
October 1, 2013
Legend
*Broadband coverage includes wireline, wireless
and mobile broadband.
Populated areas with no Case 1
broadband coverage*
Populated areas with Case 1
broadband coverage
Unpopulated areas with
Case 1 coverage

21. Case-Based Population & Household Metrics:
for Counties, Cities, Tribal Areas, etc.

22. Six County
Five County
Bear River
Southeast Utah
Uintah Basin
MountainlandWasatch Front Regional Council
*56,440
*182,170
*21,540
*23,780
*28,150
*570,000
*86,590
Tooele
Millard
SanJuan
Iron
Kane
Box Elder
Uintah
Emery
Juab
Garfield
Grand
Utah
Beaver
Wayne
Sevier
Summit
Rich
Washington
Carbon
Sanpete
Cache
Piute
Davis
Weber
Daggett
Duchesne
Wasatch
Salt Lake
Morgan
The pie charts on the map show the highest of three
broadband service levels available to housing units within
each regional Association of Government (AOG) area.
High Capacity
Availability of at least 25 Mbps download and 10 Mbps
upload. These speeds allow for broadband internet
needed for residential and small businesses with high
volume data usage.
Home Office/Entertainment Broadband
Residential availability of at least 10 Mbps download
and 3 Mbps upload. Allows for basic functionality,
plus video streaming and photo upload and download.
Basic Consumer Broadband
Residential availability of at least 3 Mbps download and
768 Kbps upload. Allows for basic broadband internet
functionality, such as browsing webpages and
checking email.
Highest Broadband Service Level for Housing Units, By Utah AOG Area (Spring 2013)
Home
Office
Basic
Consumer
H
ighC
apacity
*Approximate number
of housing units within
AOG area (2010 Census)
Case-Based Metrics: AOG rollup

23. TOOELE
SAN JUAN
MILLARD
KANE
IRON
EMERY
JUAB
UINTAH
BOX ELDER
GARFIELD
GRAND
UTAH
WAYNE
BEAVER
DUCHESNE
SEVIER
SUMMIT
RICH
WASHINGTON
SANPETE
CARBON
CACHE
PIUTE
WASATCH
DAVIS
WEBER
DAGGETT
SALT LAKE
MORGAN
Consumer Broadband Availability by Speed
Great
Salt
Lake
Maximum Advertised Download Speeds
Wireless Coverage*Wireline Coverage
50+ Mbps
25 - 50 Mbps
10 - 25 Mbps
6 - 10 Mbps
3 - 6 Mbps
1.5 - 3 Mbps
0.7 - 1.5 Mbps
* shown where wireline
coverage not available
October 1, 2013
Highest
Advertised
Consumer
Speeds

24. TOOELE
SAN JUAN
MILLARD
KANE
IRON
EMERY
JUAB
UINTAH
BOX ELDER
GARFIELD
GRAND
UTAH
WAYNE
BEAVER
DUCHESNE
SEVIER
SUMMIT
RICH
WASHINGTON
SANPETE
CARBON
CACHE
PIUTE
WASATCH
DAVIS
DAGGETT
WEBER
SALT LAKE
MORGAN
Utah Broadband Technology Footprint*
Wireline Coverage Available
(cable, dsl, etc.)
Fiber Coverage
(other wireline service
may be available)
Wireless Coverage Only
*Combines information submitted for consumer
and business level services
Great
Salt
Lake
October 1, 2013
Highest
Order
Technology

25. Automated Map Generation

26. Broadband Mapping Data At Work:
Topic Maps

27. Community Anchor
Institutions:
UEN
Network

28. Community Anchor Institutions: Library Speeds

29. Community Anchor Institutions: Mobile Wireless @ Bookmobile stops

30. Grant/Program Eligibility Analysis

31. High Precision GPS For Surveying & Mapping
0 5025 Miles
7/26/2012
*Or a precision of <= 10 cm with mapping grade GPS equipment as locational precision
varies according to the chipset and antenna (and expense) of the equipment used.
Recreational grade GPS equipment is not supported at this time.
Liklihood of obtaining survey-grade
precision of <= 2cm* (horizontal)
Accessing The Utah Reference Network (TURN) Via Verizon Mobile Broadband
TURN GPS Base Stations
TURN GPS Base Lines < 80 Km**
TURN GPS Base Lines > 80 Km**
Verizon broadband
available
Certain
ExpectedProbablePossible
Verizon broadband
unavailable
Informed
Broadband-
Dependent
Field
Operations

32. Broadband Mapping Data At Work:
Change Detection

33. Broadband Mapping Data:
NTIA Speed Tiers

34. Fixed BB
Speed Tier
Changes
Fall 2010
--
Fall 2013

35. Mobile BB
Speed Tier
Changes
Fall 2010
--
Fall 2013

36. Change Metrics: Round 2 -- Round 8, By Census Community

37. The Road Ahead
• Fall Mobile Broadband Drivetest
• Spring 2014 Data Submission
• Fall 2014 Data Submission
• Concurrent with FCC Form 477 (updated)
Submission
• December 2014, End of NTIA SBI funded project
• Ongoing FCC Form 477 submission:
• Fixed (census blocks)
• Mobile (propagated coverage)

38. Bert Granberg – bgranberg@utah.gov
Jessie Pechmann – jpechmann@utah.gov
gis.utah.gov