Location-assisted service capability monitoring

A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cases the one or more processors to perform:

• determining, by a mobile device, a geographical destination of a user of the mobile device;
• wirelessly downloading to the mobile device, from a server, map data corresponding to a path from a geographical origin location of the mobile device to the geographical destination, wherein the map data is based on measurements that the server received from a plurality of mobile devices that traveled in a region including the path from the geographical origin location to the geographical destination, the measurements indicating qualities of network communication signals within the path from the geographical origin location to the geographical destination;
• and
• based on the measurements, sending one or more notifications to one or more applications operating on the mobile device.

A mobile device including a processor and a memory having instructions stored thereon, that, if executed by the processor, causes the mobile device to perform operations comprising:

• determining, by the mobile device, a geographical destination of a user of the mobile device;
• wirelessly downloading to the mobile device, from a server, map data corresponding to a path from a geographical origin location of the mobile device to the geographical destination, wherein the map data is based on measurements that the server received from a plurality of mobile devices that traveled in a region including the path from the geographical origin location to the geographical destination, the measurements indicating qualities of network communication signals within the path from the geographical origin location to the geographical destination;
• and
• based on the measurements, sending one or more notifications to one or more applications operating on the mobile device.