subject: Difference In Cellular Tower Map Techniques [print this page] Land owners who have or have not yet been approached by a cell phone company about putting up a tower on their land need to understand the different types of maps that they are going to be looking at during negotiations for leases. There are tons of different types of maps that are used for negotiations to determine many different types of things, ranging from the population of the area surrounding particular types of land to the topography of the actual piece of land that is up for debate. There are tons of different facts, figures and types of information that surround these types of lease negotiations that it is important that land owners enlist the help of an attorney or some kind of an organization that will be of service to them, explaining technical terms and guiding them through the process of negotiations.
There are custom GIS, or Geographical Information Systems mapping that is made available to the cell phone tower industry. Professionals who are in business to help act as liasons between wireless carriers and land owners should make available maps such as the types described below to review potential cellular phone tower acquisitions, new cell phone tower site locations and also assist their clients with any and all questions they may have regarding their lease agreements and negotiations. These should be full page maps that are clearly marked and very up to date. If these maps are available at the companys online website, you might need Adobe Acrobat Reader to fully view them.
Scales of maps should always be made available and also need to be adjusted to suit the needs of the user when they are online, if that is applicable. Aerial maps are used so that the viewer is allowed to see that type of view of actual sites that may be in question. Another type of map that is used often is one that shows the locations of other towers within a specified area. These types of maps could be separated into three categories, and those that show a competing tower database with all of the other towers in the area and other FCC antenna registration map. These show the locations of antennas have been registered, and a map that shows FAA obstructions. A good company will have a spreadsheet with relevant data about the sites to go along with these maps.
Another type of map is a population density map, which shows the population density for a particular location. There are also some maps that show the daytime population, which might be a better indication of the need for a cell phone tower.
