{"id":169841,"date":"2017-02-14T19:12:47","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T09:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=169841"},"modified":"2020-09-22T16:12:18","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T06:12:18","slug":"council-to-collect-internet-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2017\/02\/14\/council-to-collect-internet-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Council To Collect Internet Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_169882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-169882\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/davidwiseman1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-169882\" title=\"David Wiseman\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/davidwiseman1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"284\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-169882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Wiseman from StreetSpeed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>February 14, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Burnett Directions has teamed with a Brisbane-based academic in a bid to collect data on broadband speeds throughout the region.<\/p>\n<p>David Wiseman, from QUT&#8217;s Business School, has developed a website <a href=\"http:\/\/streetspeed.info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>streetspeed.info<\/strong><\/a> which combines an internet speedchecker with the ability to submit the data collected into an online database.<\/p>\n<p>This enables users to compare their internet speeds with other people in the same postcode area.<\/p>\n<p>By capturing this data, South Burnett Directions hopes to be able to make quality submissions and lobby for better connectivity for the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn an effort to improve our future connectivity, it is imperative that we get independent and accurate data of internet speeds available from our residents throughout the South Burnett,\u201d Mayor Keith Campbell said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI encourage everyone, not only in town but also out in the rural areas to take part and keep testing over a period of time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The more data we collect the better chance we have of lobbying for equal access in our regional area, something which is a hit and miss situation at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>There is a link to the StreetSpeed website from <a href=\"http:\/\/southburnettdirections.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Burnett Directions<\/a> or you can complete the speed test below. After the test is completed, write down your speeds and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.streetspeed.info\/p\/broadband-map.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit this link<\/a> to add your Postcode and Broadband Speeds.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Check Your Speed<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.measurementlab.net\/p\/ndt-ws.html\" width=\"100%\" height=\"550\" align=\"middle\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Burnett Directions has teamed with a Brisbane-based academic in a bid to collect data on broadband speeds throughout the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":277979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,22,3],"tags":[1131],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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