This presentation is part of the requirements for the Digital Studies and Methods (DSAM) Certificate at the University of Pittsburgh. This presentation was executed on 12 December 2018.
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1. School of Computing & Information
U N I V E R S I T Y O F P I T T S B U R G H
Telecom Policy, Regulation, & Enforcement
Radio Spectrum
Digital Studies and Methods Certificate
Capstone
J Stephanie Rose
JSR67@PITT.EDU
DSAM Portfolio: http://www.pitt.edu/~jsr67/radio.html
12 December 2018
2. OVERVIEW
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Public Knowledge. “https://www.publicknowledge.org/news-blog/videos/wireless-spectrum-
how-to-use-it-and-why-you-might-lose-it”. 14 Feb 2014
3. INTRODUCTION
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Electromagnetic Spectrum & Regulation – Enforcement
Spectrum is everywhere, and the need for it is increasing
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) – A Regulatory Authority
Current spectrum solutions focus on how to manage access to spectrum better
Enforcement of spectrum is not usually considered or discussed
So what does the FCC do besides allocate spectrum as a part of their regulatory obligations?
4. THE DATASET
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In 2017, I came across the FCC Enforcement Bureau (EB) transitional website. The EB
adjudicates various violations that fall under the purview of the FCC.
8000+ records (administrative decisions, violations, market disputes, case dismissals, etc.)
Not coded in a way for traditional digital methods of data collection ( e.g. scraping)
Unorganized in many ways (inconsistent record keeping, broken/missing links, not searchable)
FCC Database– Recap
Reviewed each record and parsed out spectrum specific violations
National Archives– Recap
Archives II Visit – Hoped to find supplemental information to incorporate into my dataset
5. THE DATASET CON’D
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6. PREVIOUS ITERATIONS
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Research Questions:
How often does spectrum interference occur?
Who are the primary offenders (individuals, businesses, etc.)?
What kind of offenses/ interference occurs?
Project Goals:
Initial data collection
Testing digital tools
Analyzing w/ each iteration
Reflecting on the entire process and future goals
The previous iterations were like dating a data collection approach and flirting with digital tools.
7. MILESTONE I - LIS 3600 | FALL 2017
S c h o o l o f C o m p u t i n g & I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e s a t P i t t | w w w . s c i . p i t t . e d u
My initial data collection and first digital tools
What is the best method for collecting this data, it cannot be scraped
Welcome to Geospatial Information Systems
What kinds of GIS tools exist and how do I use them?
What do the results tell me?
8. MILESTONE I - LIS 3600 | FALL 2017
CON’D
S c h o o l o f C o m p u t i n g & I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e s a t P i t t | w w w . s c i . p i t t . e d u
RQ1 | How often does spectrum interference occur?
9. MILESTONE I - LIS 3600 | FALL 2017
CON’D
S c h o o l o f C o m p u t i n g & I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e s a t P i t t | w w w . s c i . p i t t . e d u
RQ2 | Who are the primary offenders (individuals, businesses, etc.)?
10. MILESTONE I - LIS 3600 | FALL 2017
CON’D
S c h o o l o f C o m p u t i n g & I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e s a t P i t t | w w w . s c i . p i t t . e d u
RQ3 | What kind of offenses/ interference occurs?
11. MILESTONE II - LIS 3902 | SPRING
2018
S c h o o l o f C o m p u t i n g & I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e s a t P i t t | w w w . s c i . p i t t . e d u
More data collection and narrowing down digital tools
Consistent data collection
Adopted Tableau
Started running into errors regarding importing my data into tools
Results remained mostly the same as milestone I
12. MILESTONE II - LIS 3902 | SPRING
2018 CON’D
S c h o o l o f C o m p u t i n g & I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e s a t P i t t | w w w . s c i . p i t t . e d u
RQ1 | How often does spectrum interference occur?
13. MILESTONE II - LIS 3902 | SPRING
2018 CON’D
S c h o o l o f C o m p u t i n g & I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e s a t P i t t | w w w . s c i . p i t t . e d u
RQ2 | Who are the primary offenders (individuals, businesses, etc.)?
14. MILESTONE II - LIS 3902 | SPRING
2018 CON’D
S c h o o l o f C o m p u t i n g & I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e s a t P i t t | w w w . s c i . p i t t . e d u
RQ3 | What kind of offenses/ interference occurs?
15. POINTS OF FAILURE – Discarded Digital Tools & Methods
S c h o o l o f C o m p u t i n g & I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e s a t P i t t | w w w . s c i . p i t t . e d u
Some tools were not the best approach for my data, also some user error and teachable
moments
Color Brewer
No description for data
Scribble Maps
Intimidating
QGIS
Also Intimidating, but may have future promise
CAST
Required additional plug-ins
Google Fusion Tables
Works, but…no longer being maintained
Voyant?
16. ADOPTED DIGITAL TOOLS & METHODS
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Down to Two Tools
Google Maps
Familiarity
Able to embed into a website (e.g. digital portfolio)
Easy to read legend
Descriptive information for each violation event - FULL
Tableau
Variety of visualization tools (e.g. bubble plots, traditional charts and graphs, etc.)
Link data sources
Ready to import data such as the U.S. Census
17. LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
S c h o o l o f C o m p u t i n g & I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e s a t P i t t | w w w . s c i . p i t t . e d u
DATA 101: INTRODUCTION TO MAPPING
Hands-on activities where we plotted and mapped different things
Spatial thinking
SHANNON MATTERN
Programmatic themes and group work
Other disciplines and their approach
LUNCH W/ ANNETTE VEE
Discussion about spectrum and administrative red tape
Keep trucking…
18. LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
S c h o o l o f C o m p u t i n g & I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e s a t P i t t | w w w . s c i . p i t t . e d u
JACK HESSEL
Computer-based workshop – machine learning
In the future, I may want to attempt to adopt machine learning the records
WORLD HISTORY SYMPOSIUM (w/ GIS WORKSHOP)
Exposure to a discipline I am not traditionally exposed to
How they deal with data and GIS
19. Milestone III - Capstone | Fall 2018
S c h o o l o f C o m p u t i n g & I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e s a t P i t t | w w w . s c i . p i t t . e d u
The final stretch of my research… for now.
Research Questions:
How often does spectrum interference occur?
Who are the primary offenders (individuals, businesses, etc.)?
What kind of offenses/ interference occurs?
Project Goals:
Complete data collection
Parse out spectrum violations and clean data
Work with Google Maps and Tableau to resolve errors
Analyze Data
Complete capstone deliverables
20. Milestone III - Capstone | Fall 2018
CON’D
S c h o o l o f C o m p u t i n g & I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e s a t P i t t | w w w . s c i . p i t t . e d u
RQ 1 | How often does spectrum interference occur?
21. Milestone III - Capstone | Fall 2018
CON’D
S c h o o l o f C o m p u t i n g & I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e s a t P i t t | w w w . s c i . p i t t . e d u
RQ 2 | Who are the primary offenders (individuals, businesses, etc.)?
First Milestone – Fall 2017 Third Milestone – Fall 2018
22. Milestone III - Capstone | Fall 2018
CON’D
S c h o o l o f C o m p u t i n g & I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e s a t P i t t | w w w . s c i . p i t t . e d u
RQ 2 | Who are the primary offenders (individuals, businesses, etc.)?
23. Milestone III - Capstone | Fall 2018
CON’D
S c h o o l o f C o m p u t i n g & I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e s a t P i t t | w w w . s c i . p i t t . e d u
RQ 3 | What kind of offenses/ interference occurs?
24. LIMITATIONS
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These aren’t real limitations, just learning experiences that have been perceived incorrectly
Data disparities
Inconsistent or missing data – made the decision to drop records (unable to verify at Archives II)
Failure to import records without errors
Had to drop additional data points – cases that were missing city or null valued rows
Skill level
I am still learning
Informational blackouts
Interesting violations, but I got distracted instead of staying on task
25. NOT A LIMITATIONS, BUT A SCARE
S c h o o l o f C o m p u t i n g & I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e s a t P i t t | w w w . s c i . p i t t . e d u
https://www.fcc.gov/reports-research/maps/fcc-enforcement-actions-against-pirate-radio-location/
26. FUTURE WORK
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Replicate this entire process for my dissertation
Instead of data collection, I will be focused on categorizing the violations
Upgrade my version in Tableau
Dedicate time to QGIS
Sufficient time to analyze and investigate different perspectives or unobserved factors
that are effecting my data (e.g. policy changes, FCC manpower and operations, and NTIA)
27. FINAL REFLECTION & DISCUSSION
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Everything is a learning process and even mistakes and mishaps can produce progress
Exposed to a suite of GIS tools, learning opportunities, and people
The iterative process works
Approaching my research from a new perspective
An aside for my DSAM colleagues:
“Take meticulous notes, you’ll thank me later”
28. S c h o o l o f C o m p u t i n g & I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e s a t P i t t | w w w . s c i . p i t t . e d u
QUESTIONS?
29. LINKS TO IMPORTANT PRES THINGS
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Spectrum Globe – My GoogleMaps Only
The FCC Data - 1999 View
Tableau Online - Not the Same as My Desktop Versions, yes I have multiple – no linkage
FCC Action Against Pirate Radio – Is My Research Redundant?
The Guardian – The GIS I Really Liked
30. ADDITIONAL SLIDES – GIS Goals
S c h o o l o f C o m p u t i n g & I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e s a t P i t t | w w w . s c i . p i t t . e d u
The Visualization I Really Wanted My End Product to Look Like
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/interactive/2013/may/14
/alaska-villages-frontline-global-warming
31. ADDITIONAL POINTS OF FAILURE
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More about Google Maps and Errors
Added supplemental data, that cleared up some of the issues however, since some of the
records do not include all of the location data a few records needed to be dropped from the
imported dataset.
32. ADDITIONAL POINTS OF FAILURE
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More about Tableau and Errors
Unable to locate specific points
33. ADDITIONAL POINTS OF FAILURE
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More about Voyant and Errors
Similar to the issue with not being able to scrape, I believe this error may have been
thrown due to the way the documents are encoded.
34. ADDITIONAL POINTS OF FAILURE
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Excel and GIS
TBD