ESRI's BroadbandStat Puts Interactive Maps Online

From an ESRI press release:

Four States Inaugurate Maps Showing Detailed Broadband Coverage

Redlands, California—The states of Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, and South Carolina are now providing easy-to-use maps that show in detail each state's broadband coverage. The interactive, online maps are made possible by BroadbandStat, an application based on ESRI geographic information system (GIS) technology, and will help the states plan and improve high-speed Internet access for their residents and businesses.

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Statewide broadband gets a boost

By Stephen Rickerl/The Southern

CARBONDALE - A new website launched Wednesday by Connect Illinois offers users new tools that they hope will narrow the digital divide.

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Online Broadband Mapping Tool May Help Local Governments Land Stimulus Funds

By Jeffrey Rubenstone/Engineering News-Record

Mapping existing broadband service is a requirement for states angling for a piece of the roughly $4.2 billion in matching American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for high-speed Internet expansion. But with a deadline approaching, states and municipalities have been scrambling to find the data.

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States Use ESRI's BroadbandStat Application for Broadband Initiatives

From GIS User

More than $20 Million in U.S. Stimulus Funds Are Awarded to 10 States and Puerto Rico for GIS-Based Broadband Mapping and Planning Initiatives

Redlands, California — Ten U.S. states and one U.S. territory will soon launch comprehensive broadband mapping and planning initiatives based on ESRI's geographic information system (GIS) technology. They will use BroadbandStat, an application developed by ESRI and Connected Nation, to organize and display broadband service and related data on the Internet.

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Connected Nation launches mapping tool

By Kim Hart/The Hill's Hillicon Valley

Connected Nation introduced a new tool that makes its broaband maps interactive, designed to make it easier for policy makers to chart a course for broadband expansion projects.

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