Case Study: The FCC achieves neighborhood-level broadband transparency with Mapbox GL JS and Geocoding

The FCC - Customer Case Study

The FCC needed a way to map broadband speed and availability across the U.S. down to the neighborhood level, but the scale was massive: billions of vector combinations and tens of millions of records from hundreds of providers. Using Mapbox GL JS and Geocoding, the FCC built a detailed broadband deployment map to help consumers and policymakers understand where service exists and where gaps remain.

Mapbox helped The FCC visualize and search a huge custom dataset reliably on a single map. The result was a clearer, more actionable blueprint for broadband planning and accountability, enabling the FCC to identify where service is strong, where it is missing, and where communities are at risk of falling behind.

The FCC

Jessica Roscenworcel

Commissioner