A method for deploying a network of nodes, comprising: receiving, at a computing device, site environment data that includes a number of obstructions within a site environment; determining, via the computing device, a location within the site environment to place a node, wherein the determination is based on the site environment data; assigning an obstruction propagation factor to each of a number of obstructions within a propagation model of the site environment based on corresponding obstruction features; determining, via the computing device, a coverage associated with the node based on the propagation model and the site environment data, wherein the propagation model includes a selectable radius of the node to display a link value between a selected position and the node, wherein the displayed link value is a value converted from the signal strength, link quality, time of flight, and noise level of predicted communication between the node and a device positioned at the selected position; determining, via the computing device, a location within the site environment to perform a measurement of data associated with the node based on the determined coverage when the obstruction propagation factor for a particular obstruction from the number of obstructions is determined to be incorrect, wherein the location is proximate to the particular obstruction of the number of obstructions; comparing, via the computing device, the determined coverage with the measurement of data to determine an accuracy of the determined coverage; determining, at the computing device, to perform an additional measurement of data associated with the node when the determined accuracy is outside a defined range and when the obstruction propagation factor for the particular obstruction from the number of obstructions is determined to be incorrect; updating, via the computing device, the propagation model based on the additional measurement of data associated with the node; and determining, via the computing device, a location within the site environment to place an additional node based on the updated propagation model. receiving, at a computing device, site environment data that includes a number of obstructions within a site environment; determining, via the computing device, a location within the site environment to place a node, wherein the determination is based on the site environment data; assigning an obstruction propagation factor to each of a number of obstructions within a propagation model of the site environment based on corresponding obstruction features; determining, via the computing device, a coverage associated with the node based on the propagation model and the site environment data, wherein the propagation model includes a selectable radius of the node to display a link value between a selected position and the node, wherein the displayed link value is a value converted from the signal strength, link quality, time of flight, and noise level of predicted communication between the node and a device positioned at the selected position; determining, via the computing device, a location within the site environment to perform a measurement of data associated with the node based on the determined coverage when the obstruction propagation factor for a particular obstruction from the number of obstructions is determined to be incorrect, wherein the location is proximate to the particular obstruction of the number of obstructions; comparing, via the computing device, the determined coverage with the measurement of data to determine an accuracy of the determined coverage; determining, at the computing device, to perform an additional measurement of data associated with the node when the determined accuracy is outside a defined range and when the obstruction propagation factor for the particular obstruction from the number of obstructions is determined to be incorrect; updating, via the computing device, the propagation model based on the additional measurement of data associated with the node; and determining, via the computing device, a location within the site environment to place an additional node based on the updated propagation model.