Telecommunications
maps are essential components for planning, visualizing, analyzing, and operating your
network.
Keep your maps up-to-date with a digital data update
subscription. Updates are available quarterly, semi-annually, or annually for most
products.
Maps alone are simply components. You
may also need mapping software or application development to meet your business needs.
All prices listed are for single user desktop licenses and
are subject to change without notice. For server licenses and multi-year subscription
discounts, please call SGSI at 1-206-224-0800 or email us.
Area Code maps
Area codes, aka "NPAs", are the most familiar telecom
geographic boundary. They change frequently, as new NPA's are added or existing boundaries
are split. More recently, "overlay" area code boundaries have also been
superimposed. AreaCodeInfo™ offers the most up-to-date view of these well
known telephony boundaries.
Wireless carriers using PCS technology are licensed to serve markets
defined by BTA (Basic Trading Area) and MTA (Metropolitan Trading Area) boundaries.
MTAs include from 1 to 23 BTAs. Taken together, they cover the US, the Gulf of
Mexico, and US territories.
MobileMarketInfo™ contains maps for both PCS (MTA & BTA) and Cellular (MSA & RSA) markets.
More than a set of maps, the product also contains important market area
characteristics, including:
FCC licensee name, incl. 'Doing Business As' name;
Build-out dates and spectrum capacity;
Post-auction market partitioning and disaggregation
information for PCS licenses.
Key uses
Competitive analysis to determine markets
and population controlled by a national carrier, not just formally owned by the carrier.
Demonstrate % of population served: e.g.,
"market saver" analysis.
Wireless carrier revenue
sharing/apportionment based of coverage within specific licensed markets.
Demographic and penetration analysis.
Wireless carrier merger & acquisition
analysis.
Media & advertising targeting for
phone-based add-on services (LBS).
Price: $5,995 (incl. both PCS and Cellular market maps) Lower cost versions includes MSA/RSA or PCS
map boundaries and names only, without any licensee information, and without sub-county
splits. Price: $495@ product.
Prepared in conjunction with Axciom
Corporation, Business Points is a comprehensive mapped database of
more than 13 million businesses in the USA. Each data record includes
company name, address, industry category (NAICS code), employee-size
category, and parent company sales level.
All business records are mapped and
locations are pinpointed with street-level accuracy in approximately 90% of
the cases.
Business Points is shipped with
query software to make it easy to sub-select business records by company
name, SIC (business type), and geographic area.
Flexible licensing terms are available
including the ability to license business points for a single state or for a
single one of 16 industry SIC categories.
Key uses
Create marketing lists comprised of
businesses within 5, 10, or 50 miles of your outlets.
Identify companies within your paging,
cellular or DSL service area.
Plan alignment of fiber network or
location of wireless broadband hubs based on proximity to specific types
of businesses.
Evaluate your alternative business sites
based on proximity to target companies.
Price examples:
$2,995: one state, one SIC grouping;
18,995: full USA, all 16 SIC groupings. Data records are updated
regularly and substantial discounts apply if you select a multi-year data
update subscription.
This mapped database includes all the features
of the standard Business Points product (see above), plus estimates of the
business's demand for telecommunications services. Data records
include, for example, estimated demand for:
DS0
channels (voice vs. data);
Bandwidth
in Mbps;
Centrex
lines;
PBX lines.
Telecom-edition records also include
telecom-specific fields to allow you to link to other industry data, e.g.:
LATA;
Rate
Center; and
Census
2000 block ID.
Telecom demand estimates incorporated in this
product are prepared by GeoResults, Inc. and are modeled based on
proprietary techniques. Data does not include the name of the
telecom provider for each business.
Key uses
Prioritize businesses for marketing
telecommunications services.
Determine the concentration of telecom
demand.
Size switch or other network elements
based on proximity to demand.
Determine market share by comparing
total demand to actual captured demand.
Price examples:
$4,495: one state, one SIC grouping;
$28,495: full US, all 16 SIC groupings. Data records are updated
regularly and substantial discounts apply if you select a multi-year data
update subscription.
MediaPrints™
is a comprehensive set of USA cable TV system maps. It outlines and
describes over 10,000 companies with cable operations. In addition to the service area
boundaries, it includes descriptive statistics such as # of homes passed, availability of
high-speed internet service, and subscriber rates. Information about
incumbent cable, cable over-builders, wireless cable and
wireless cable over-builders is included as separate data tables.
Now also includes telephony information related to
analog, digital and IP (VOIP) phone service offered by cable systems.
Raw data source: Warren
Communications News, Inc. and the Janus Group, Inc.
CarrierInfo™ is a set of maps of the operating territories
for the incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs), competitive local
exchange carriers (CLECs), and Wireless carriers. ILECs are the traditional wireline "phone
companies"such as the "baby Bells". CLECs also offer local
wireless phone service typically by leasing space on ILEC networks.
The wireless maps in
CarrierInfo™ are built from the Rate center areas where each carrier
offers phone numbers. These are different from, and much less specific
than, the RF coverage footprint maps offered in the separate WirelessInfo™ product. [For maps
of wireless license areas (MTA/BTA and MSA/RSAs), please see MobileMarketInfo™.]
CarrierInfo™ boundaries align with wire center boundaries in ExchangeInfo
Plus™ so they can be effectively used together.
With CarrierInfo™ you will be able to identify,
visualize, and analyze the US holdings of traditional and non-traditional
wireline phone companies along with wireless coverage. The following data is included for
each: Parent company name, OCN name, Carrier type (ILEC, CLEC, Wireless).
Price: $7,995. Single-state coverage costs less.
Note: CarrierInfo replaces both LECInfo and CLECInfo, products that
were offered separately by MapInfo Corporation until Fall 2005.
Exchange & Wire center serving area maps for the US
ExchangeInfo Plus™
include maps of the geographic areas served by wire centers. Each wire center serves a
unique set of telephone number prefixes, aka NXXs, within its fixed geographic serving
area. The ExchangeInfo Plus™ product also
include data for each map boundary: e.g, the NPA or Area code, plus a list of the NXXs
associated with that wire center.
ExchangeInfo Plus™ is the most
comprehensive product available and includes CLLI™ Codes, LATA assignments, Rate
Center names, Exchange names, and Carrier Type information, as well as the expected NPA
and NXXs. ExchangeInfo Plus™ also includes a separate map of central office
(CO) point locations. These point locations are more precisely positioned than would be
possible using V&H coordinates alone.
ExchangeInfo Plus™ is built using tariff
data, Telcordia's™ LERG™, StreetPro® street maps, and other reference data.
Similar maps available for
Canada and Australia (Call).
Key uses
DSL and CLEC service availability web
sites (coverage locators) for internet or intranet.
Customer targeting: e.g., finding
businesses served by specific wire centers.
Wire center and NXX assignment for new
customers.
Network implementation planning: e.g.,
select wire centers where new equipment or services will be offered based on the
demographic profile of the area served.
ExchangeInfo Plus™ for Canada contains map boundaries
for Canada's telephone exchanges and the wire Centers (WC's, a.k.a. "Switching
Centers") contained therein. Each wire center is associated with one or more NPA/NXX
numbers (i.e. the area code plus the first three digits of the seven digit phone number)
which are unique to that WC.
Similar maps available for USA
and Australia (Call).
Key uses
DSL and CLEC service availability web
sites (coverage locators) for internet or intranet.
Customer targeting: e.g., finding
businesses served by specific wire centers.
Wire center and NXX assignment for new
customers.
Network implementation planning: e.g.,
select wire centers where new equipment or services will be offered based on the
demographic profile of the area served.
Price:
CDN$14,995 Single province $3,725; single region
$5,995. All prices in CDN$ for this product.
GeoTEL
MetroFiber™contains fiber optic route maps for 285 carriers in about 180 U. S.
metropolitan areas, with particular emphasis on the central business
districts. This is the most comprehensive set of fiber routes
available commercially. For each route, the carrier name is provided.
GeoTEL
MetroFiber™ is updated twice a year. Coverage of suburban areas is
limited in the current revision. Future fiber maps in the GeoTEL
series should
contain more carriers, Tier 2 market coverage, and selected
international metro markets.
Key uses
Network planning:
Locate backhaul links for network buildout or re-design.
Network design: Assess "proximity
to fiber" when
selecting cell sites.
Homeland security:
Protect critical information infrastructure.
Industrial and office site selection:
Select sites served by fiber.
Local
Access Transport Areas (LATAs) are regulatory boundaries defined by the courts as part of
the breakup of the original Bell system. Generally speaking, LATAs define two categories
of long distance calls: between LATA and within-LATA calls. Generally, each LATA contains
just a few major metropolitan areas. As defined by the courts, LATAs do not consistently
follow zip code, census tracts, counties, or even state boundaries.
The LATAInfo™ product is a digital map of the
LATA boundaries. Each boundary in LATAInfo™ also has data for the wire
centers, area codes (NPAs), and the major LECs operating within the LATA.
Key uses
Determine whether a call is intra-LATA or
inter-LATA.
CallingAreaInfo™ is a combination of
map software, exchange and other maps, plus rate plan data integrated into a
single product with a comfortable graphic user interface.
CallingAreaInfo™ incorporates rate plans
filed by wireline carriers into a database. The software uses these, as well as
MapInfo's exclusive Exchange
maps, to compute the local calling areas. Enter an NPA/NXX or Rate
Center, then let
CallingAreaInfo™ report the NPA/NXXs that are "local" for inbound or,
separately, for outbound calls.
CallingAreaInfo™
also generates maps of the local calling area, improving customer service
efficiency. Call plan maps, plus your own network and demographic maps
can be combined to support powerful map-based analyses.
Key uses
Quickly and accurately determine if two phone numbers
are local to each other - using point-to-point queries.
Visualize the difference in calling area
footprints between various available calling plans, such as 'Flat Rate
Residential' vs. 'Extended Area of Service'.
Price costs of private lines
for CLEC and other wireline carriers.
Select
and assign wireless and CLEC local numbers:
e.g., assigning NPA/NXXs that maximize the customers local calling area; and ensuring that
proposed NPA/NXX allows local calls for customers home address.
Select local access numbers for ISPs,
calling card companies, hospitals & other enterprises where it is
important to maximize the area that can call the number without incurring
long distance charges.
CallingAreaInfo price: $24,995/1-user. Price includes
a map interface. MapInfo Professional software not required.
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Note: Roadways shown in image are for reference and are not included in CallingAreaInfo.
CarrierInfo™ is a set of maps of the operating territories
for the incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs), competitive local
exchange carriers (CLECs), and Wireless carriers. ILECs are the traditional wireline "phone
companies"such as the "baby Bells". CLECs also offer local
wireless phone service typically by leasing space on ILEC networks.
The wireless maps in
CarrierInfo are built from the Rate center areas where each carrier offers
phone numbers. These are different from, and much less specific than,
the RF coverage footprint maps offered in the separate WirelessInfo™ product. [For maps
of wireless license areas (MTA/BTA and MSA/RSAs), please see MobileMarketInfo™.]
CarrierInfo™ boundaries align with wire center boundaries in ExchangeInfo
Plus™ so they can be effectively used together.
With CarrierInfo™ you will be able to identify,
visualize, and analyze the US holdings of traditional and non-traditional
wireline phone companies along with wireless coverage. The following data is included for
each: Parent company name, OCN name, Carrier type (ILEC, CLEC, Wireless).
Price: $7,995. Single-state coverage costs less.
Note: CarrierInfo replaces both LECInfo and CLECInfo, products that
were offered separately by MapInfo Corporation until Fall 2005.
MobileMarketInfo™ (formerly "MSARSAInfo" and
"PCSInfo") defines the markets assigned to traditional cellular and PCS
telephone carriers. There are 306 Metropolitan Service Areas (MSA) and 428 Rural Service Areas
(RSA). These areas do not overlap.
MobileMarketInfo™ contains maps for both PCS (MTA & BTA) and Cellular (MSA & RSA) markets.
More than a set of maps, the product also contains important market area
characteristics, including:
FCC licensee name, incl. 'Doing Business As' name;
Buildout dates and spectrum capacity;
Post-auction market partitioning and disaggregation
information for PCS licenses.
Key uses
Competitive analysis to determine markets
and population controlled by a national carrier, not just formally owned by the carrier.
Demonstrate % of population served: e.g.,
"market saver" analysis.
Wireless carrier revenue
sharing/apportionment based of coverage within specific licensed markets.
Demographic and penetration analysis.
Wireless carrier merger & acquisition
analysis.
Media & advertising targeting for
phone-based add-on services (LBS).
Price: $5,995 (incl. both PCS and Cellular market maps) Lower cost version includes MSA/RSA
aka PCS
map boundaries and IDs only, without any licensee information, and without sub-county
splits. Price $495@ product.
MapInfo-ready aerial images
are suitable for use as a background reference layer for maps of cable routes, fixed wireless
hops, wireless coverage, antennae sites, and other network elements. With
photo maps you can
see the vehicles on the street, judge the land use, and generally get an honest view of
the environment around cable routes, antennae sites, and other infrastructure.
Photo maps prices depend
on the sq. mi. of coverage and the image resolution. In some markets
four
levels of resolution: 1-foot, 2-foot, 1-meter, and 3-meter pixel. These are ortho-rectified
photos. All photo dates are 2000 or better.
Coverage is available for most major metro areas in at
least 1-meter resolution.
Price: $Call.
Notes:
1. The price for a single
county is the cost for available photo coverage for that county. Photo
coverage focuses on the built-up parts of a county, and only rarely includes
100% of the county. 2. If you use MapInfo Pro 7.5, 7.8 or 8.0, you can use its "Web Map
Server" interface to view freely-accessible aerial photo maps. Current
SGSI customer and need help? Please call us at 206-224-0800.
3. Aerial photo maps are also available as a subscription service,
under which you connect to a remote server. This gives you
cost-effective access to a huge amount of photo coverage, without
imposing any data storage or update requirements.
Note: 1-meter pixel sample. Higher-res
photography also available.
PSAP Pro™ maps
outline the emergency response territories for more than 4,400 PSAPs, or Public Safety
Answering Points. A PSAP is a facility that receives
9-1-1 calls. Approximately 30% of PSAPs have a service area that coincides with an entire
county, but most do not. Besides delineating the service areas, PSAP Pro includes
important descriptive information including key contact phone numbers.
PSAP Pro™ is updated frequently based on
continuing research by MapInfo Corporation staff and based on important information shared
by the growing list of PSAP Pro™ users.
PSAP Pro™includes the following descriptive
fields: PSAP Agency Name, Administrative Phone Number, Mailing Address, Address of the
PSAP Site, PSAP’s City, PSAP's State, Mailing ZIP Code, Mailing ZIP Code Plus 4, Site
ZIP Code, Site ZIP +4, County in which PSAP is located, County FIPS code, Name of Contact,
Fax Line, and 10-Digit Emergency Number.
Price: $13,495
Note: Data is not intended for
real-time call routing.
RateCenterInfo™ combines geographic area boundaries for rate
centers with a comprehensive list of NPA/NXX combinations. As defined by the industry,
multiple rate centers can operate at a single wire center. Additionally, a single wire
center can be assigned to more than one rate center.
RateCenterInfo's™ methodology was revised in
early 2002 to use naming conventions that are consistent with Telecordia's LERG.
Besides rate center regions, the new RateCenterInfo™ product includes a separate point maps of rate center points. The data record for each rate center now includes rate center name
and alternate name, NPA/NXXs, operating company, OCN, and locality. OCN and operating
company name data are drawn from and consistent with the LERG.
Key uses
Select & define areas of operation,
for CLECs and ISPs.
Demographic profiles of rate center areas
for market planning.
Identify businesses within area served by
a rate center.
WirelessInfo™ features coverage maps of major Personal
Communications Services (PCS), Paging and Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) providers in the
United States. The areas where PCS/mobile phones have a good signal is always smaller than
the full market for which the carrier is licensed. WirelessInfo™ is digitized
from publically-available sources, then georeferenced and optimized for use with MapInfo
Pro.
Data fields: Carrier, Service type, Technology &
Availability.
The following carriers are included
(subject to change):
Data:
Cingular Wireless, Earthlink, Motient Wireless, Nextwave Personal
Communications, Skyriver Communications, Sprint PCS, USA Mobility, Verizon
Wireless.
MVNO: 7-Eleven Speak Out, Airlink
Mobile, Air Voice Wireless, Boost Mobile, CallPlus, ESPN Mobile, Global
Talk PCS, GSR Mobile, Just Talk, Locus Mobile, McLeod USA, OnStar Personal
Calling, Primus Telecom, STI Mobile, TelePlus, TracFone ,Virgin Mobile.
Note: MVNO data was first added to WirelessInfo
in Fall 2005.
