Integrating Data into

Wireless RF Planning

Getting answers to spatial questions

• Who needs service?

• Who are we currently serving?

• Where is more coverage needed?

• What infrastructure is available?

• Are there geographic obstacles?

GIS is about problem solving

DATA is Key Layers for analysis of wireless networks

Could include any spatial information important to your planning

• Survey results

• Traffic data

• Competition

• Etc…

Good input = Good output

Demographics

•Population & Households

• Incomes

•Address Lists

•Gathering Places/Businesses

Infrastructure

•Available Towers

•Fiber connectivity

Government Data

•FCC Spectrum

•USDA

•NTIA Broadband Map

Inputs - RF Predictions

•Elevation

•Clutter/Lidar

Demographics

• Population & Households

• Income

• Address Lists

• Gathering Places/Businesses

Census Household Density

Income Levels

Anchor Institutions and Gathering Locations

Infrastructure

•Available Towers

•Fiber Connectivity

Government Data

•FCC Spectrum

•USDA

•NTIA Broadband Map

Inputs – RF Predictions

•Elevation

•Clutter/LIDAR

DATA is Key Layers for analysis of wireless networks

Could include any spatial information important to your planning

• Survey results

• Traffic data

• Competition

• Etc…

Good input = Good output

Demographics

•Population & Households

• Incomes

•Address Lists

•Gathering Places/Businesses

Infrastructure

•Available Towers

•Fiber connectivity

Government Data

•FCC Spectrum

•USDA

•NTIA Broadband Map

Inputs - RF Predictions

•Elevation

•Clutter/Lidar

ArcGIS Desktop Extension

Minimum Requirements

• ArcView

• Spatial Analyst (raster)

Wireless RF Planning in ESRI using

HNIT’s Cellular Expert

GIS Layers

• Demographics

• FCC

• Infrastructure

• Elevation/Clutter

RF parameters

• Link budget

• Antenna Parameters

• CPE details

• Prediction Models

• Signal predictions

• Interference planning

• Capacity calculations

Wireless RF Planning in ESRI using

HNIT’s Cellular Expert

License Boundary for Spectrum

Identify Target Markets (Income Levels)

Identify Target Markets (Income Levels)

Households

Businesses

Towers and Fiber Routes

Add Selected Towers in Cellular Expert

Profile for Microwave Backhaul with Path Loss

Calculations

Coverage Calculations

Multiple CPE Types

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000

Site14

Households by Service Level

Anticipate Network Performance

Estimate Speeds

Estimate Speeds

Best Sector

Mailing Lists