[1st-mile-nm] New NTIA BTOP Map Web Site

[Richard Lowenberg]

http://blogs.sos.wa.gov/library/index.php/2012/06/broadband-ntia-releases-a-new-btop-resource/

Broadband – NTIA Releases A New BTOP Resource

June 13th, 2012 by Jeff Martin Posted in For Libraries, For the Public, 
Technology and Resources, Updates | No Comments »

A new BTOP resource has been released. BTOP’s Connecting America’s 
Communities Map located at http://www2.ntia.doc.gov/BTOPmap/  is now 
available as a beta application. This resource provides a map which 
gives a visual depiction of BTOP grant recipient activities within each 
state. View the national map, select a state from the drop-down list, or 
enter a zip code and select search. Filter information by connection 
speed, by the type of institution to be served, or by the type of award. 
Overlay congressional district boundaries or add a population density 
gradient overlay to the map. Or toggle all filters on and off using the 
“Select All Filters” bar.

When first entering the site and viewing the information at a national 
level note the arrow tabs on either side of the map. Toggle between 
speed, institution type and award type using the arrows. Or let the maps 
advance from one to the next based on timing provided by the site.

This beta application also includes a State Dashboard for viewing 
planned activities and for noting the progress made within a state based 
on the last submitted annual report. Users can view award information 
for a selected state and also download summary information on the BTOP 
awards. When viewing awards for a selected state such as Washington 
State, the user is taken to another BroadbandUSA page, in this case 
http://www2.ntia.doc.gov/washington.

 From the website, “The content presented in BTOP’s Connecting America’s 
Communities Map includes data provided by grant recipients, which was 
submitted during the annual and quarterly report process and is 
available on the BTOP website. The Map is updated annually and 
therefore, does not reflect current project status. The Map also 
contains certain information about planned project progress, and such 
information is subject to change. It does not include data from the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service’s (RUS) 
Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP), although a list of BIP-funded 
projects is available on the State Dashboard.” Even though the data is 
quickly dated once current report information has been posted, the site 
provides an interesting overview of planned work associated with all of 
the NTIA awards for a state.

A two page fact sheet on BTOP’s Connecting America’s Comunities Map is 
available at 
http://www2.ntia.doc.gov/BTOPmap/data/btop-map-fact-sheet.pdf .



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Richard Lowenberg
1st-Mile Institute
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504
505-989-9110 / 505-603-5200
www.1st-mile.com   rl at 1st-mile.com
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