MapItRight
Use Case · Spreadsheet Migration

Your fiber data deserves more than rows and prayers

Spreadsheets are where many great networks start — and where they start to drift. MapItRight helps operators bring plant onto a connected Google Maps project so you can trace paths, share one record with the field, and stop rebuilding answers every outage.

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The problem

Why spreadsheets stop scaling for fiber

Connectivity does not live in cells

A spreadsheet can list closures and cable IDs, but it cannot tell you which strand runs through which splice to which drop. One wrong row breaks the trace for the whole network.

The map and the sheet diverge immediately

Field crews change plant every week. If updates wait for someone to retype them into Excel, the sheet is outdated the moment it is saved.

Knowledge walks out the door

The veteran tech who “just knows” how the sheet maps to the field is not a documentation system. When they leave, the team spends months re-learning what was never really written down.

How it works

How spreadsheet migration works in MapItRight

Import, connect, maintain.

STEP 01

Start from exports you already have

Bring in KMZ, KML, GeoJSON, or data prepared from spreadsheets through import workflows. Map columns and locations into MapItRight's plant model step by step.

STEP 02

Build connectivity on the map

Place assets with coordinates, link strands and splices on Google Maps, and use Planned and Active states to separate design from live plant.

STEP 03

Keep the field on the same record

Crews update plant from a mobile browser, attach photos, and drop marker flags so the office map stays worth trusting after migration.

Capabilities

What spreadsheet-migrating operators get

Import-friendly workflows

Start from common export formats instead of redrawing the whole network from scratch.

Strand-level tracing

Answer “who is downstream?” from the map instead of reconstructing paths manually.

Google Maps project canvas

One visual record the whole team can understand.

Field browser access

Mobile-friendly updates without a separate field app rollout.

Marker flags and photos

Tie field evidence to map locations instead of camera rolls and email threads.

Export and backup

Export GeoJSON or KML when you need project backup or downstream processing.

MapItRight makes OSP plant documentation quick and easy.
CB
Chris B.
Owner · Bays-ET Highspeed
FAQ

Frequently asked.

Yes
most teams start by preparing location and asset data from spreadsheets into import-friendly formats such as CSV paired with KML/GeoJSON, or by importing existing map exports. MapItRight helps you build connectivity on the map as plant comes in.

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