I think most people are looking for this for free. Unfortunately, it is not
available for free from cost quest. If you are a provider in the area you
can get a license for your reporting but you are not allowed to use it for
other purposes. You can buy it and get a license for that purpose.



On Thu, Nov 13, 2025, 12:11 PM Josh Luthman <[email protected]>
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> If only there was a way to obtain it at CostQuest.com
>
> On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Sure, but that assumes one has the location data.
>>
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]>
>> To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2025 9:33:57 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] converting BEAD awards map
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>> Intersect it, they're unique location id with the
>> coordinates/address/etc.
>>
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>> On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM Mike Hammett < [email protected] > wrote:
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>>
>> Ugh, the CSV is meaningless without the location data. I'll see what IOB
>> will produce.
>>
>>
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Josh Luthman" < [email protected] >
>> To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" < [email protected] >
>> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2025 7:27:32 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] converting BEAD awards map
>>
>>
>>
>> Here are the BEAD locations:
>>
>> https://dceo.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/dceo/broadband/documents/fp_locations.csv
>>
>>
>> Intersect those location unique ID with coordinates. Then you can just
>> KML or QGIS to see them on your own map. What are you using for your
>> current fiber deployments/planning?
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM Ken Hohhof < [email protected] > wrote:
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>>
>> This?
>>
>> https://www.illinoisbead.org/#/
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>>
>> From: AF < [email protected] > On Behalf Of Steve Jones
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 5:42 PM
>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group < [email protected] >
>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] converting BEAD awards map
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Got a link to this?
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>>
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>>
>> On Wed, Nov 12, 2025, 5:03 PM Ken Hohhof < [email protected] > wrote:
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>>
>> 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?
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