Why are Connected Nations state maps different from the National Broadband Map?
Connected Nation’s state maps display broadband data differently than the National Broadband Map based on the requirements for the submission of data to NTIA. The datasets submitted that serve as inputs for the National Broadband Map include layers outlined in the technical appendix of the NOFA, such as broadband service availability by Census Block for those Census Blocks with an area of no greater than two square miles, broadband service availability by road segment in those Census Blocks larger in area than 2 square miles, and the footprint of wireless service providers (including fixed wireless, mobile wireless, and satellite). The data that Connected Nation collects and processes from broadband providers is sometimes more granular than Census Block level, and while the sharing of that data is prohibited by nondisclosure agreements, it can be aggregated with other providers’ data and displayed at that more granular level on the maps that Connected Nation and its subsidiaries produc
