INFRASTRUCTURE INTELLIGENCE
Connect funding, infrastructure, routes, access, weather and field conditions so your teams can make faster, safer and more confident decisions, from opportunity to operations.
Fiber builds·Tower work·Drone inspection·Engineering
WHAT FIRSTGROUND DOES
FirstGround connects funded projects, existing infrastructure, routes, access, weather and field conditions to help telecom, broadband and utility teams make better decisions, from identifying an opportunity to getting crews on site.
Find funded projects, expanding networks and infrastructure opportunities. Understand the companies, project stages and relationships behind the work so you know where to focus and who to approach.
Turn site locations, access roads, crew requirements and operating conditions into realistic deployment plans. See when crews can arrive, when work can begin and which windows offer the best opportunity to get it done.
Weather changes. Roads become inaccessible. Operating limits get exceeded. FirstGround helps identify the constraints that matter, shows how they affect the plan and supports the next decision before a crew loses its workday.
What customers can actually buy / Opportunity-to-bid intelligence
Before the RFP, connect funded projects, company and vendor eligibility research, GIS layers, site clustering, travel and seasonal conditions into a pursuit and feasibility decision. When the scope is verified, those scenarios support an estimate and proposal.
Featured Research / Broadband & BEAD
FirstGround is researching the link between funded broadband work, company relationships, existing infrastructure and the engineering or field decisions still ahead. Explore public-safe research examples from Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
Explore Broadband IntelligencePublic-source research desk
WA · OR · ID7 contracts
First signed agreements
15 contracts
Signed by Sept 18
$583.2M
Approved final proposal
Beyond the award: who is involved, what is known about the network, which deployment stage is public, and what remains to be verified.
Dated state-agency milestones, not a live construction tracker. See source links and context in the research notes.
Identify opportunities, analyze providers and infrastructure, and build practical strategies with real-world context.
Funded project and market intelligence
Provider and infrastructure research
Buildable project areas and next actions
Understand the road, access, terrain and seasonal conditions that could change the crew's field plan.
Road and seasonal access context
Field verification and last-mile detail
Route constraints and alternatives
Turn site work into realistic deployment plans using operating windows, route and arrival conditions, task thresholds, and changing forecasts.
Site and crew readiness by operating window
Route, arrival and workday planning
Threshold-aware monitoring and replanning
FCC microwave licensing reveals a nationwide transport landscape. TMI connects paths, endpoints and infrastructure context into useful evidence.
FCC ULS licensed microwave records
Site, company and market context
Monthly history and change tracking in development
THE FIRSTGROUND ADVANTAGE
A repeatable path from opportunity to on-the-ground execution.
TMI · TowerMap Intelligence
FCC Universal Licensing System records are the starting point. TMI reconciles licensed microwave endpoints and connects available company, site and market context. A repeatable monthly comparison workflow is being developed to track changes in licensing evidence over time.
Licensed paths do not independently establish operational status or site ownership.
Explore TMI
FCC/ULS licensed microwave paths. Regulatory evidence, not proof of a live operational link.
FGI EVENT INTELLIGENCE · IN DEVELOPMENT
Event Intelligence follows developing weather and environmental events through model signals, approaching threats, active conditions, observed evidence and recovery. The goal is to help teams understand when and where infrastructure or field work may be affected without confusing visual model layers with verified operational conditions.
This is a development preview, not a live Event Intelligence product or a substitute for official warnings.
See current AMI weather decisioningWhat could change before work starts?
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FORECAST
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COMPARE
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THRESHOLD
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DECIDE
Model timing differs
Review agreement and uncertainty, not a blended promise.
Notify for operating impact
Surface changes only when thresholds or work windows matter.
Illustrative model comparison and workflow; colors do not represent live measured conditions or official warning areas.
