I've asked the state if the data is available as a GIS layer.
-- Mike Hammett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]> To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 5:02:00 PM Subject: [AFMUG] converting BEAD awards map I’ve got what should be a simple project but my graphics skills and AI skills are minimal and I can’t figure out how to do it. Or maybe it isn’t a simple project and I should forget about it. The Illinois BEAD provisional awards map has dots that you can make different colors by technology, green for fiber, red for satellite, etc. You can filter to just show one provider (awardee) if you want. Unfortunately, the background is almost black, so even just printing a paper copy on a color laser printer doesn’t work very well. And using the color picker and then the eraser to replace the background with or white or transparent doesn’t work because topographic details make the color a slightly different shade of black so it doesn’t get replaced. Ideally what I’d like is to overlay the fiber awards onto a regular map of my service area, basically to know where I’m screwed in 4 years, vs. maybe not screwed. The map would need major towns and roads for reference. An outline or fill would be fine, I don’t actually need all the locations as dots. It would be used for planning purposes, invest only where I’m not getting overbuilt with fiber. I’m significantly less afraid of competing with Amazon Kuiper. With all the hype about AI, this seems like something ChatGTP could do for me with a couple prompts. Am I dreaming? Or too old to use AI? -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
