A new website will measure internet speeds and connections in Minnesota. | Pixabay
A new website will measure internet speeds and connections in Minnesota. | Pixabay
A group in Minnesota recently announced the start up of a new website that creates maps of broadband availability and speed across the state.
The Minnesota Rural Broadband Coalition created the website and is urging people to take the speed test on their website.
After the participant includes their address, the website then measures the download and upload speeds of the internet connection.
The data is then recorded and a map is displayed on the screen. Green dots are an indication of a fast connection, red dots indicate a slow connection.
"It's information that we don't have about a service that everybody deserves to have," project manager Nathan Zacharias told Channel 5 Eyewitness News. "What we're looking to do with our project is get a house-by-house idea of what the service looks like. You get a better or more accurate picture. The speed test also allows participants to check a box if they do not have internet access. Those logs appear on the map in black. Some of those areas are the ones we're trying to get at the most."
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