Validation and Outreach of Oklahoma State Broadband Initiative Presenters: Scott Cox, Ying Zhang OU Center for Spatial Analysis (OUCSA) CoIT Meeting, May 2014

Why This Initiative? “Always-on”, high speed internet is necessary for economic development in the 21 st century. It is key for rural Oklahoma’s continued economic growth and participation in the global economy Availability of and access to high speed Internet is essential for business, health care, education and government to function effectively in today’s economy Advantages believed to be greater for rural areas Successful adoption of high speed internet is imperative to sustain rural America.

Overview Oklahoma was awarded two Broadband Development Grants under the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) funded by the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA). The Oklahoma Broadband Initiative consists of three phases: Phase I: Oklahoma Broadband Mapping Project Phase II: Oklahoma Community Anchor Network (OCAN) Project Phase III: Broadband Outreach Project Throughout all three phases, availability of broadband high speed internet services across the state of Oklahoma will be mapped along with a classification of areas that are served, unserved and underserved. The Mapping project was originally funded for two years but Oklahoma has been awarded a supplemental grant to continue its efforts to 2014.

Independent Validation and Outreach by OUCSA Independent validation of Vendor data Broadband coverage map provided by Sanborn Bottom-up approach: emphasis on reaching underserved and unserved populations through surveying Validate the broadband coverage map: – False positive: Sanborn data indicate served but are not – False negative: Sanborn indicate data is unserved but are Priority: focus on false positive CoIT Meeting, May 2014

Examples of blocks potentially in question (Wireline Broadband) False Positive? A single block is covered without any surrounding areas covered. CoIT Meeting, May 2014

Validation & Outreach Preliminary Findings from OUCSA Examples of Identifying False Positive Blocks Before Woodward

Validation & Outreach Preliminary Findings from OUCSA Examples of Identifying False Positive Blocks After Woodward

Examples of blocks potentially in question (Wireline Broadband) False Negative? A single block is not covered with all surrounding areas covered. CoIT Meeting, May 2014

Validation & Outreach Preliminary Findings from OUCSA Examples of Identifying False Negative Blocks Before

Validation & Outreach Preliminary Findings from OUCSA Examples of Identifying False Negative Blocks After

Validation Process of OK Broadband Map Wireline & Fixed Wireless Broadband Map Survey – Methods  /Online Survey Education network, Council of Governments, Geotech networks, OK GIS listserv & Social media  Mail out Statewide random sample Direct mail to areas with limited data or potentially in question  Face-to-Face Interview Survey trips to rural areas that had little or no validation information available or data suggested were under or unserved Outreach activities at community festivals  Telephone Community Anchor Institutions Library, Public Safety, School (K through 12), Medical/Healthcare, University/College, Other community support government CoIT Meeting, May 2014

Validation Process of OK Broadband Map Wireline & Fixed Wireless Broadband Map Survey – Content  Working & Home  Broadband Use  Challenges of broadband adoption Survey – Processing & Analysis  Geocode addresses and accessibility information  Overlay the survey addresses with the broadband coverage map  Identify and map blocks of false positive or false negative  Provide information of problematic blocks to Sanborn CoIT Meeting, May 2014

Wireline & Fixed Wireless Broadband Map Mobile Wireless Broadband Map Field Speed Test  FCC speed test application on smart phones  Various mobile wireless carriers: AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-mobile  GPS for pinpointing accurate testing location  Geocode testing location and speed test results  Overlay the speed test points with the broadband coverage map of mobile wireless technology  Identify and map blocks of false positive or false negative  Finalize a map with problematic blocks Validation Process of OK Broadband Map CoIT Meeting, May 2014

Oklahoma Community Anchor Network CoIT Meeting, May 2014

Validation & Outreach Efforts of OUCSA

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