Patent ID: 8768342

Claim:
A method of testing electromagnetic signal strength near a target area using a fleet of vehicles serving a territory where each of the vehicles is assigned to one of a plurality of routes according to a dispatch plan, the method comprising: receiving test parameters for testing electromagnetic signal strength wherein the test parameters include a target area and a time parameter; accessing said dispatch plan, wherein said dispatch plan comprises vehicle data and route data and wherein the route data includes time data specifying one or more intermediate stop durations corresponding to said one or more intermediate stop locations; comparing said test parameters to said dispatch plan for each of said plurality of routes; identifying one or more select routes from among said plurality of routes based on the results of said comparing, said select routes comprising those most nearly satisfying said test parameters including said target area and said time parameter; and testing electromagnetic signal strength using electromagnetic signal testing units disposed in the vehicles assigned to at least one of said one or more select routes.