Planning a wireless network

A method of planning a wireless network, comprising:

• navigating a first plurality of hover-capable unmanned mobile vehicles, wherein each respective one of the first plurality of unmanned mobile vehicles is navigated to a different location in an environment;
• navigating a second plurality of hover-capable unmanned mobile vehicles, wherein each respective one of the second plurality of unmanned mobile vehicles is navigated along a different route through the environment after each of the first plurality of unmanned mobile vehicles has navigated to its respective location;
• capturing, by each respective one of the second unmanned mobile vehicles while navigating along its respective route and while each of the first plurality of unmanned mobile vehicles is at its respective location, data associated with a wireless signal emitted by each respective one of the first plurality of unmanned mobile vehicles at its respective location;
• determining locations to place a number of wireless network access points in the environment based on the captured data;
• placing the number of wireless network access points at the determined locations;
• navigating an additional unmanned mobile vehicle along an additional route through the environment after the number of wireless network access points are placed at the determined locations;
• and
• capturing, by the additional unmanned mobile vehicle while navigating along the additional route after the number of wireless network access points are placed, data associated with wireless signals emitted by the wireless access points.

A system for planning a wireless network, comprising:

• a first plurality of unmanned mobile vehicles, wherein each respective one of the first plurality of unmanned mobile vehicles is configured to:
• navigate to a different location in an environment;
• and
• emit a wireless signal at its respective location;
• and
• a second plurality of unmanned mobile vehicles, wherein each respective one of the second plurality of unmanned mobile vehicles is configured to:
• navigate along a different route through the environment after each of the first plurality of unmanned mobile vehicles has navigated to its respective location;
• and
• capture, while navigating along its respective route and while each of the first plurality of unmanned mobile vehicles is at its respective location, data associated with the wireless signals emitted by the first plurality of unmanned vehicles and locations of the second plurality of unmanned mobile vehicles while the second plurality of unmanned mobile vehicles are capturing the data associated with the wireless signals.