Systems and methods for enhancing location accuracy of network devices using mobile device location data

A system comprising:

• one or more computer-readable storage media;
• a processing system operatively coupled with the one or more computer-readable storage media;
• and
• program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media, wherein the program instructions, when read and executed by the processing system, direct the processing system to at least:
• receive a request from a mobile device to join a local network managed by a network device, wherein the network device provides access to a wide area network for devices connected to the network device;
• in response to the request, connect the mobile device to the local network;
• send a command from the network device to the mobile device to request location data for the mobile device;
• receive the location data from the mobile device in response to the command;
• and
• provide a location of the network device to a server associated with the network device by sending the location data for the mobile device to the server over the wide area network.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having program instructions stored thereon, wherein the program instructions, when executed by a computing system, direct the computing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving a request from a mobile device to join a local network managed by a network device, wherein the network device provides access to a wide area network for devices connected to the network device;
• in response to the request, connecting the mobile device to the local network;
• sending a command from the network device to the mobile device to request location data for the mobile device;
• receiving the location data from the mobile device in response to the command;
• and
• providing a location of the network device to a server associated with the network device by sending the location data for the mobile device to the server over the wide area network.