Methods and systems for coverage area deficiency visualizations
This disclosure provides methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable mediums for visualizing coverage area deficiencies. In an aspect, a method comprises retrieving, from a data storage, network performance data from a plurality of user wireless mobile devices; filtering the network performance data to narrow the dataset to data samples with accurate locations and dates; counting the number of data samples indicating a coverage deficiency in an area; comparing the number of data samples indicating the coverage deficiency in the area with a predefined threshold; rendering a map including the area; and displaying on the map a visual indicator of the coverage deficiency based on the number of data samples indicating the coverage deficiency in the area exceeding the predefined threshold.
1 . A computer-implemented method for visualizing coverage area deficiencies on a map, the method comprising:
retrieving, from a data storage, network performance data from a plurality of user wireless mobile devices;
filtering the network performance data to narrow the dataset to data samples with accurate locations and dates;
counting the number of data samples indicating a coverage deficiency in an area;
comparing the number of data samples indicating the coverage deficiency in the area with a predefined threshold;
rendering a map including the area; and
displaying on the map a visual indicator of the coverage deficiency based on the number of data samples indicating the coverage deficiency in the area exceeding the predefined threshold.
2 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising updating the displaying of the visual indicator based on incoming network performance data retrieved from the data storage on a periodic basis.
3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the visual indicator comprises a hexagon having a predetermined color corresponding to the coverage deficiency.
4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the colored hexagon is displayed on the map adjacent to six other colored hexagons.
5 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising displaying the map without any visual indicator over another area in which a number of data samples indicating the coverage deficiency in the other area does not exceed the predefined threshold.
6 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising adjusting the visual indicator based on predefined aggregation logic in response to a user instruction to alter the zoom level of the map.
7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the network performance data comprises at least one of LTE network data and 5G network data.
8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the area corresponds to a cluster of cell sites defined relative to a global Mercator projection.
9 . An apparatus for visualizing coverage area deficiencies on a map, the apparatus comprising:
a memory storage storing computer-executable instructions; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions and cause the apparatus to:
retrieve network performance data from a plurality of user wireless mobile devices;
filter the network performance data to narrow the dataset to data samples with locations and dates;
filter the dataset based on a preset location accuracy parameter;
count a number of data samples indicating a coverage deficiency in an area;
compare the number of data samples indicating the coverage deficiency in the area with a predefined threshold;
render a map including the area; and
display on the map a visual indicator of the coverage deficiency based on the number of data samples indicating the coverage deficiency in the area being determined to exceed the predefined threshold.
10 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the visual indicator comprises a hexagon having a predetermined color corresponding to the coverage deficiency.
11 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to cause the apparatus to display the map without any visual indicator over another area in which a number of data samples indicating the coverage deficiency in the other area does not exceed the predefined threshold.
12 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the area corresponds to a cluster of cell sites defined relative to a global Mercator projection.
13 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions for visualizing coverage area deficiencies on a map, which when executed by one or more processors cause an apparatus to:
retrieve network performance data from a plurality of user wireless mobile devices;
filter the network performance data to narrow the dataset to data samples with locations and dates; filter the dataset based on a preset location accuracy parameter;
count a number of data samples indicating a coverage deficiency in an area;
compare the number of data samples indicating the coverage deficiency in the with a predefined threshold;
render a map including the area; and
display on the map a visual indicator of the coverage deficiency based on the number of data samples indicating the coverage deficiency in the area being determined to exceed the predefined threshold.
14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the apparatus to update the displaying of the visual indicator based on incoming network performance data retrieved from the data storage on a periodic basis.
15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the visual indicator comprises a hexagon having a predetermined color corresponding to the coverage deficiency.
16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the instructions cause the apparatus to display the map without any visual indicator over another area in which a number of data samples indicating the coverage deficiency in the other area does not exceed the predefined threshold.
17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the network performance data comprises at least one of LTE network data and 5G network data.
18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the area corresponds to a cluster of cell sites defined relative to a global Mercator projection.