[cr-india] Spectrum mapping the way it should be done

[Vickram Crishna]

Astonishingly, a Bill pending in Parliament now, the Grievance Redress Bill (its full name goes on a little longer) will make it mandatory for government departments to publish openly the work they are supposed to do. At this point, any citizen may demand to know whether the work has been done, and/or if not done, to officially complain about it.  

Not that I am arguing that mapping spectrum is the work of the government, but considering the hoo-hah that is being made out by various wings of the government, the CAG and the telecom ministry, about the losses due to spectrum mismanagement, and the virtues of one or other form of spectrum usage distribution, the real picture will certainly allow for more equitable and worthy allocation between the various players and wannabe players. It may also allow ordinary citizens to agitate (peaceably, of course, and perhaps even meaningfully) for improvement in such allocations to prevent hoarding or other social evils from proliferating. 
 
Vickram
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> From: N.Ramakrishnan <nram at ideosyncmedia.org>
>To: "cr-india at sarai.net" <cr-india at sarai.net> 
>Sent: Monday, 26 December 2011, 19:13
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>The folks over at Sequence Omega have done what we've been talking about for a long time. Check this out: A carrier by carrier spectrum map of the continental US of A.
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>http://specmap.sequence-omega.net/
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>Engadget notes: "We'll admit, trying to decipher wireless spectrum
    can be a frustrating and exhausting process. Who owns what, and
    where? Fortunately, Anthony Fiti of Spectrum Omega has put together a Rosetta Stone Google Map indicating how much spectrum each carrier owns in the lower 48 states, the frequencies they own and where it's all located. While it's by no means 100 percent accurate due to various complexities in how some spectrum is shared between carriers, and there's no promise of it being continually updated yet, it's still the most comprehensive visual guide we've seen outside of the FCC site. If you're curious as to who's got the spectrum in your neck of the woods, take a peek at the source link below and have a look around."
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>Anyone game for doing this for our beloved homeland?
>Ramakrishnan
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