Learn how leading telecom providers are using GIS to streamline broadband expansion. Discover how LiDAR, reality capture, and ArcGIS tools accelerate design, permitting, and asset management. See how automating field data collection, 3D permitting, and compliance reporting helps providers move faster, reduce downtime, and optimize BEAD-funded projects with a scalable, repeatable workflow.
2025 Proceedings
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Accelerating Broadband Deployment with GIS and Smart Data Integration
Presentations
- Planning and Fulfillment of Government Funded Broadband ProjectsMidco leverages GIS to navigate the complexities of government funding programs like BEAD across multiple states. Using ArcPy automation, we efficiently analyzed vast location datasets to optimize routing and cost scenarios. GIS enabled scalable design, construction tracking, and compliance reporting. This approach streamlines broadband expansion and offers a replicable model for telecom providers tackling similar challenges.
, Midco
- From LiDAR to GIS: Fibersmith's Scalable Broadband Planning Framework with Mach9In this session, Fibersmith and Mach9 share how they accelerated broadband deployment for a rural Maryland internet service provider (Quantum Internet Services), using mobile LiDAR and automated feature extraction. Attendees will learn how field data was collected across hundreds of miles in three days, processed in Mach9 Digital Surveyor and integrated into ArcGIS Pro and Field Maps for design, permitting, and asset management. The speakers will break down a scalable, GIS-driven workflow that reduces manual QA and supports rapid infrastructure rollout.
, Fibersmith
, Mach9
Session Type: User Presentations
Session Level: All Attendees
Topic: Planning and Engineering
Industry: Telecommunications
