Arrangement determination apparatus, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon program, and arrangement determination method

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a program which causes a computer to function as:

• a target region identifying unit configured to identify a target region for providing service by a plurality of flying objects serving as a stratospheric platform, the plurality of flying objects forming a wireless communication area on a ground by emitting a beam toward the ground while flying through the stratosphere;
• a flying object number retrieving unit configured to retrieve a number of the plurality of flying objects;
• a point retrieving unit configured to retrieve a point for each of a plurality of meshes obtained by dividing the target region;
• and
• an arrangement determination unit configured to determine an arrangement of the plurality of flying objects over the target region based on the number of flying objects and the point for each of the plurality of meshes.

An arrangement determination method comprising:

• identifying a target region for providing service by a plurality of flying objects serving as a stratospheric platform, the plurality of flying objects forming a wireless communication area on a ground by emitting a beam toward the ground while flying through the stratosphere;
• retrieving a number of the plurality of flying objects;
• retrieving a point for each of a plurality of meshes obtained by dividing the target region;
• and
• determining an arrangement of the plurality of flying objects over the target region based on the number of flying objects and the point for each of the plurality of meshes.