CoverZone — WISP Coverage Planning Analysis

Domain: coverzone.com (available)

Source

GridVisio (https://gridvisio.com) — discovered via WISPA community, Aug 7 2026.

What It Is

Browser-based coverage planning tool targeting small WISPs priced out of enterprise tools. Community-driven development — updates come directly from WISP feedback.

Pricing

Tier	Price	Limits
Free	$0	1 project, 5 towers, 100 subscribers
Starter	$19/mo	3 projects, 20 towers, 1,000 subscribers
Pro	$39/mo	Unlimited everything
Trial	14 days	No credit card required

Features

Core

Tower + sector antenna management (azimuth, beamwidth, radius) on Google Maps satellite
CSV subscriber import — auto-served/unserved classification
Hypothetical tower placement with unserved subscriber coverage simulation
White area detection — DBSCAN clustering identifies coverage gaps
Coverage overlap analysis — detect same-frequency sector interference
Drive test overlay — import GPS signal logs, see real vs planned coverage
Shareable read-only map links for clients (no login required)
LoS link check with Fresnel zone, PDF export, elevation data (SRTM, Copernicus GLO-30)
Lambert coordinate converter (WGS84 ↔ Lambert 72/2008/2005)
KMZ / PDF / PNG / XLSX / CSV export
BDC / BEAD grant filing export
Team collaboration with viewer/editor roles
Coverage Widget — embeddable in client websites for instant location coverage check

Propagation Models (added based on WISP community feedback)

ITM (Longley-Rice) — selectable per-project and per-sector
ITU-R P.1812 — default model
FSPL + ITU-R P.526 diffraction — automatic fallback for links above 20GHz where P.1812 and ITM don't apply

Multipath/NLoS Handling (community-driven additions)

Reflection-path check — specular bounce candidate (ground/building) for Borderline/Obstructed links, non-coherently combined with direct path
ITU-R P.2108 — statistical clutter-loss margin for dense suburban/urban links, implemented from the Recommendation's own equations
ITU-R P.530 fade margin — for Clear links, temporal/weather-driven multipath via ITU-Rpy for geoclimatic factor derivation

Relevance to IT Pro Partner

Forefront Wireless is a WISP client — coverage planning tools are directly applicable
Existing CCR tower backup infrastructure could feed a competing product
Coverage Widget is a natural upsell for WISP client websites we host
Market gap: small WISPs priced out of enterprise tools, served by a community-responsive developer

Competitive Angle

GridVisio is community-driven — feature velocity is high, trust is earned through WISPA engagement
Weakness: single developer? Small team? Could be out-executed by a faster, better-funded competitor
Opportunity: white-label or acquire if the developer doesn't have MSP/sales infrastructure to scale

Questions for Later

Who built it? Solo dev or team?
What's their stack? (Google Maps API + browser-based = high API costs at scale?)
Is the embeddable widget the real moat? (client-facing, no-login-required)
Could we build a better version using our existing WISP tower data + MikroTik integrations?

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