The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration has created a new mapping tool that identifies the permit requirements and environmental impacts across the U.S. when connecting a particular location to high-speed internet service. NTIA hopes that this tool will assist grant recipients and others deploying broadband infrastructure. The mapping tool identifies federal, Tribal, and state land boundaries as well as locations where there are floodplains, wetlands, critical habitat, and historic places. A tutorial on how to use the map can be found here.
