Generating location data while conserving resources

A method, the method comprising:

• generating satellite positioning service (SPS) based location data using a SPS receiver in response to receipt of a minimization of drive test (MDT) measurement request;
• determining that the SPS-based location data is not accurate, wherein the determining comprising estimating the accuracy based on one or more of:
• a count of a number of available transmitting devices from which the SPS signals are received;
• a signal characteristic of the SPS signals;
• and
• a dilution of precision estimate;
• in response to the determination that the SPS-based location data is not accurate, generating network-based location data using a wireless transceiver and including the network-based location data in an MDT report;
• in response to a determination that the SPS-based location data is accurate, including the SPS-based location data in the MDT report;
• and
• transmitting the MDT report, wherein the MDT report includes one or both of the SPS-based location data and/or the network-based location data.

An apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

• a wireless transceiver configured to transmit and receive wireless signals;
• a satellite positioning service (SPS) receiver configured to receive SPS signals;
• memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the wireless transceiver, the SPS receiver, and the memory, wherein one or more of the processor and the memory is configured to:
• generate first SPS-based location data using the received SPS signals;
• determine that the first SPS-based location data is not accurate;
• in response to the determination that the first SPS-based location data is not accurate, record accuracy factor data relating to one or more accuracy factors wherein the one or more accuracy factors include:
• a distance from a particular wireless access point at the time of the generating of the first SPS-based location data;
• geofence data associated with the surrounding area at the time of the generating of the first SPS-based location data;
• or
• any combination thereof;
• determine whether to generate second SPS-based location data based on whether the recorded accuracy factor data indicates that the second SPS-based location data will be accurate;
• and
• in response to a determination to generate second SPS-based location data, generate the second SPS-based location data.

A method, the method comprising:

• generating first satellite positioning service (SPS-based location data;
• determining that the first SPS-based location data is not accurate;
• in response to the determination that the first SPS-based location data is not accurate, recording accuracy factor data relating to one or more accuracy factors, wherein the one or more accuracy factors include:
• a distance from a particular wireless access point at the time of the generating of the first SPS-based location data;
• geofence data associated with the surrounding area at the time of the generating of the first SPS-based location data;
• or
• any combination thereof;
• and
• determining whether to generate second SPS-based location data based on whether the recorded accuracy factor data indicates that the second SPS-based location data will be accurate;
• in response to a determination to generate second SPS-based location data, generating the second SPS-based location data.