Patent Document ID: 10021576
Application ID: 15494810
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A device for transmitter site selection for a line of sight (LOS) radio service, comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to: identify a service area; create a building units data set for the service area based on (i) a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) data set, wherein the LIDAR data set is gridded into a bare earth layer and a first return layer, and (ii) a height mask, and wherein the building units data set includes data representative of a plurality of building units with each building unit having rooftop data and a location; identify a set of potential transmitter sites within the service area; determine using the data representative, whether a rooftop for each building unit within the building units data set is visible from each potential transmitter site within the set of potential transmitter sites; establish a total number of potential transmitter sites to serve the service area; and apply a statistical analysis to determine a subset of the set of potential transmitter sites to provide service to the service area, wherein a number of transmitter sites within the subset equals the total number of potential transmitter sites established.