Patent ID: 9571979
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A computer implemented method for estimating locations of cell towers, the method comprising: ranking, with a source ranker, a first data source having a first accuracy relative to a second data source having a second accuracy; identifying based on the ranking of the first data source relative to the second data source, a higher-ranking data source and a lower-ranking data source; identifying, with a location estimator, an estimated location for respective ones of the cell towers based on data collected from the higher-ranking data source; when an estimated location for respective ones of the cell towers has not been identified based on data collected from the higher-ranking data source, identifying, with the location estimator, an estimated location for respective ones of the cell towers based on data collected from the lower-ranking data source, wherein at least one of the source ranker or the location estimator includes a processor; and generating a report, the report including the identified estimated location for respective ones of the cell towers.