Supporting National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

Providing Reliable Data, Analysis, and Visualization Tools to Expand Broadband Access
Consider how often you use the internet each day—connecting with colleagues, assisting children with homework, emailing a healthcare provider, etc. Access to reliable, high-speed broadband is increasingly necessary to participate in society, run a business, and maintain our physical and mental health. NTIA's National Broadband Availability Map provides data and analysis to Federal, State, Tribal, and Local officials working to ensure equal access to broadband. Through this tool, officials can understand the current state of broadband and work to ensure that all citizens can access the resources they need to participate in an increasingly digital society.

The complexities of broadband data make it challenging for decision-makers at the Local, State, Tribal, and Federal levels to determine the locations of unserved and underserved populations.

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INCATech provides NTIA with data analysis, cartography, and outreach to ensure officials at all levels have reliable, clear data and visualizations. We provide a multi-disciplinary team with expertise from across our practice areas, ensuring that our geospatial solutions are infused with best practices in data management and user-centered design. Our Data Scientists identify new datasets that complement existing data and provide the needed granularity to make informed funding decisions. Our applications streamline common National Broadband Availability Map (NBAM) tasks and guide novice users through sophisticated map analyses, even if they have limited knowledge of geospatial technologies. We further provide outreach and training to onboard users and ensure they can use the data to visualize where unserved and underserved populations are, identify the factors affecting broadband access, and seek needed funding to expand broadband for their jurisdiction.

“Please pass along our appreciation to the INCATech team for your support. Kudos to the “collective” team for all of their hard work over the past year(s) to help build and grow the NBAM capabilities and user base.”
- Tim Moyer, NBAM Program Director

· Data visualization tools enable users to make sense of complex broadband data, regardless of GIS skill.

· Standalone data inventory application stores 370 datasets, tagged with metadata that identifies use cases

· Training and outreach onboarded 293 state and federal users and 45 state datasets

· Map layers showing eligibility for state and federal grants

· NTIA awarded the Esri Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) award in 2021

· NTIA awarded the “Making a Difference” award during Esri’s 2022 Special Presentation to the Esri Federal GIS Community

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