Patent ID: 9602224
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: G01S,G06K,H04B,H04W

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for optimizing service quality for a line of sight radio service between a transmitter and an antenna, comprising: using a processor to perform the steps of: identifying an antenna on a rooftop of a residential unit having a location indicator; determining a transmitter to provide line of sight radio service to the antenna; creating residential units data set based on (i) a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) data set for a service area, wherein the LIDAR data set is gridded into a bare earth layer and a first return layer, and (ii) a height mask; accessing the residential units data set for the service area, wherein the residential units data set includes data representative of a plurality of residential units with each residential unit of the plurality of residential units having rooftop data and a location; conducting a cross section analysis of a line of sight from the transmitter with data representative of the rooftop to identify regions on the rooftop that have line of sight with the transmitter; generating a service quality ranking based on a level of visibility between the residential unit and the transmitter for each of the identified regions on the rooftop; and selecting a region from the identified regions for placement of the antenna that has a highest service quality ranking.