Patent ID: 7019753

Claim:
A method for conducting one or more measurement surveys of a spatially distributed group of physical objects or networks, comprising the steps of: collecting measurement information and descriptive information for said distributed group of physical objects or networks by obtaining measurement information selected from a group consisting of measured performance metrics and inputted quality measures, obtaining descriptive information from a predefined set of selections wherein said selections are selected from the group consisting of text strings and icons, and associating and storing, under computer control, said measurement information and said descriptive information electronically with a computer or computer network; obtaining an environmental database model of at least one physical environment in which said physical objects or networks may be distributed, said environmental database model providing a two dimensional or three dimensional representation of said at least one physical environment; and displaying, on a display, at least one of said measurement information and said descriptive information collected in said collecting step together with at least a portion of said environmental database model with said measurement information or said descriptive information from said one or more measurement surveys.