Indoor/outdoor transition points based on satellite signal strength
Systems and methods of using satellite signal strength to determine indoor/outdoor transition points for places are disclosed herein. In some example embodiments, a computer system accesses service data and sensor data for a plurality of requests for a transportation service associated with a place, with the service data comprising pick-up data indicating a pick-up location and drop-off data indicating a drop-off location, and the sensor data comprising satellite signals indicating a pick-up path or a drop-off path, with the satellite signals each having a corresponding signal strength. The computer system determines a transition geographic location for the place based on the signal strengths of the satellite signals.
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
accessing, by a computer system having at least one hardware processor, corresponding sensor data for each one of a plurality of requests for a transportation service associated with a place, the corresponding sensor data comprising a plurality of satellite signals indicating a path of a mobile device of a provider or a requester of the transportation service corresponding to each one of the plurality of requests, the path having been walked by the provider or the requester before entering or after exiting a vehicle used by the provider to provide the transportation service;
for each one of the plurality of requests, determining, by the computer system, a transition geographic location for the request based on corresponding signal strengths of the plurality of satellite signals indicating a corresponding path and a satellite signal strength threshold, the satellite signal strength threshold being configured to represent a point of transition between an indoor location and an outdoor location;
determining, by the computer system, at least one transition geographic location for the place based on the transition geographic locations for the plurality of requests; and
performing, by the computer system, a computer operation using the at least one transition geographic location for the place.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the path comprises a pick-up path ending at a pick-up location where a delivery of an item began.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the pick-up location is determined based on a selection of a selectable user interface element displayed on the mobile device of the provider.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the path comprises a drop-off path beginning at a drop-off location where a delivery of an item ended.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the drop-off location is determined based on a selection of a selectable user interface element displayed on the mobile device of the provider.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a request for a transportation service associated with the place from a mobile device of a requester, the request comprising an identification of the place;
identifying the transition geographic location for the place based on a search of a database using the identification of the place; and
transmitting the transition geographic location of the place to at least one of the mobile device of the requester and a mobile device of a provider of the transportation service of the request.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein:
determining the transition geographic location for the request comprises determining the transition geographic location for the request based on the corresponding signal strengths of the plurality of satellite signals indicating a corresponding drop-off path, and
wherein the transition geographic location for the place is stored as an ingress geographic location for the place.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein:
determining the transition geographic location for each one of the plurality of requests comprises determining the transition geographic location for the request based on the corresponding signal strengths of the plurality of satellite signals indicating a corresponding pick-up path; and
wherein the transition geographic location for the place is stored as an egress geographic location for the place.
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , further comprising selecting the provider of the transportation service of the request from amongst a plurality of providers based on a geographic location of the mobile device of the provider and the transition geographic location for the place.
10. A system comprising:
at least one hardware processor; and
a machine-readable medium embodying a set of instructions that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the at least one hardware processor to perform operations comprising:
accessing corresponding sensor data for each one of a plurality of requests for a transportation service associated with a place, the corresponding sensor data comprising a plurality of satellite signals indicating a path of a mobile device of a provider or a requester of the transportation service corresponding to each one of the plurality of requests, the path having been walked by the provider or the requester before entering or after exiting a vehicle used by the provider to provide the transportation service;
for each one of the plurality of requests, determining, a transition geographic location for the request based on corresponding signal strengths of the plurality of satellite signals indicating a corresponding path and a satellite signal strength threshold, the satellite signal strength threshold being configured to represent a point of transition between an indoor location and an outdoor location;
determining at least one transition geographic location for the place based on the transition geographic locations for the plurality of requests; and
performing a computer operation using the at least one transition geographic location for the place.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the path comprises a pick-up path ending at a pick-up location where a delivery of an item began.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the pick-up location is determined based on a selection of a selectable user interface element displayed on the mobile device of the provider.
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the path comprises a drop-off path beginning at a drop-off location where a delivery of an item ended.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the drop-off location is determined based on a selection of a selectable user interface element displayed on the mobile device of the provider.
15. The system of claim 11 , the operations further comprising:
receiving a request for a transportation service associated with the place from a mobile device of a requester, the request comprising an identification of the place;
identifying the transition geographic transition location for the place based on a search of a database using the identification of the place; and
transmitting the transition geographic location of the place to at least one of the mobile device of the requester and a mobile device of a provider of the transportation service of the request.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein:
determining the transition geographic location for the request comprises determining the transition geographic location for the request based on the corresponding signal strengths of the plurality of satellite signals indicating a corresponding drop-off path; and
wherein the transition geographic location for the place is stored as an ingress geographic location for the place.
17. The system of claim 15 , wherein:
determining the transition geographic location for each one of the plurality of requests comprises determining the transition geographic location for the request based on the corresponding signal strengths of the plurality of satellite signals indicating a corresponding pick-up path; and
wherein the transition geographic location for the place is stored as an egress geographic location for the place.
18. The system of claim 15 , further comprising selecting the provider of the transportation service of the request from amongst a plurality of providers based on a geographic location of the mobile device of the provider and the transition geographic location for the place.
19. A non-transitory machine-readable medium embodying a set of instructions that, when executed by at least one hardware processor, cause the at least one hardware processor to perform operations comprising:
accessing corresponding sensor data for each one of a plurality of requests for a transportation service associated with a place, the corresponding sensor data comprising a plurality of satellite signals indicating a path of a mobile device of a provider or a requester of the transportation service corresponding to each one of the plurality of requests, the path having been walked by the provider or the requester before entering or after exiting a vehicle used by the provider to provide the transportation service;
for each one of the plurality of requests, determining, a transition geographic location for the request based on corresponding signal strengths of the plurality of satellite signals indicating a corresponding path and a satellite signal strength threshold, the satellite signal strength threshold being configured to represent a point of transition between an indoor location and an outdoor location;
determining at least one transition geographic location for the place based on the transition geographic locations for the plurality of requests; and
performing a computer operation using the at least one transition geographic location for the place.
20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the path comprises a pick-up path ending at a pick-up location where a delivery of an item began or the path comprises a drop-off path beginning at a drop-off location where a delivery of an item ended.