A method for wireless scanning, comprising: scanning, by a mobile device and according to a first wireless scanning protocol (310, 330, 350), frequencies within: i) one or more first frequency bands that correspond to a first geographic region, wherein the first geographic region is a region encompassing an initial estimated location of the mobile device, and ii) one or more second frequency bands that correspond to a second geographic region, wherein the second geographic region is a neighboring region to the first geographic region, and wherein the first wireless scanning protocol (310, 330, 350) specifies relative amounts of time for scanning frequencies within the one or more first frequency bands and the one or more second frequency bands; determining, by the mobile device, an estimated mobility characteristic of the mobile device; scheduling, by the mobile device and based on the estimated mobility characteristic of the mobile device, a transition from scanning according to the first wireless scanning protocol (310, 330, 350) to scanning according to a second wireless scanning protocol (310, 330, 350); transitioning, by the mobile device and based on the scheduled transition, from scanning according to the first wireless scanning protocol (310, 330, 350) to scanning according to the second wireless scanning protocol (310, 330, 350); and scanning, by the mobile device and according to the second wireless scanning protocol (310, 330, 350), frequencies within the one or more first frequency bands that correspond to the first geographic region and the one or more second frequency bands that correspond to the second geographic region, the second wireless scanning protocol (310, 330, 350) specifying relative amounts of time for scanning frequencies within the one or more first frequency bands and the one or more second frequency bands that are different from those specified by the first wireless scanning protocol (310, 330, 350). scanning, by a mobile device and according to a first wireless scanning protocol (310, 330, 350), frequencies within: i) one or more first frequency bands that correspond to a first geographic region, wherein the first geographic region is a region encompassing an initial estimated location of the mobile device, and ii) one or more second frequency bands that correspond to a second geographic region, wherein the second geographic region is a neighboring region to the first geographic region, and wherein the first wireless scanning protocol (310, 330, 350) specifies relative amounts of time for scanning frequencies within the one or more first frequency bands and the one or more second frequency bands; i) one or more first frequency bands that correspond to a first geographic region, wherein the first geographic region is a region encompassing an initial estimated location of the mobile device, and ii) one or more second frequency bands that correspond to a second geographic region, wherein the second geographic region is a neighboring region to the first geographic region, and wherein the first wireless scanning protocol (310, 330, 350) specifies relative amounts of time for scanning frequencies within the one or more first frequency bands and the one or more second frequency bands; determining, by the mobile device, an estimated mobility characteristic of the mobile device; scheduling, by the mobile device and based on the estimated mobility characteristic of the mobile device, a transition from scanning according to the first wireless scanning protocol (310, 330, 350) to scanning according to a second wireless scanning protocol (310, 330, 350); transitioning, by the mobile device and based on the scheduled transition, from scanning according to the first wireless scanning protocol (310, 330, 350) to scanning according to the second wireless scanning protocol (310, 330, 350); and scanning, by the mobile device and according to the second wireless scanning protocol (310, 330, 350), frequencies within the one or more first frequency bands that correspond to the first geographic region and the one or more second frequency bands that correspond to the second geographic region, the second wireless scanning protocol (310, 330, 350) specifying relative amounts of time for scanning frequencies within the one or more first frequency bands and the one or more second frequency bands that are different from those specified by the first wireless scanning protocol (310, 330, 350).