Site location determination using crowd sourced propagation delay and location data

A method, comprising:

• determining, by a system comprising a processor, propagation delay measurements by receiving signals exchanged by a mobile device and an access point device;
• receiving, by the system, first location data representing a location of the mobile device;
• generating, by the system, second location data based on the propagation delay measurements and the location data representing the location of the mobile device;
• comparing, by the system, the second location data and first additional location data corresponding to mobile devices, wherein the comparing comprises comparing intersecting locations of the mobile devices resulting in quantity data;
• based on the comparing the second location data and the first additional location data, determining, by the system, an estimated location of the access point device resulting in estimated location data;
• flagging the estimated location as not corresponding to an actual location of the access point device, wherein the flagging comprises generating flag data associated with the flagging the estimated location as an undesirable location;
• in response to the flagging, instructing a cell site device to increase a sample size associated with the estimated location;
• comparing, by the system, the estimated location data to topographical data related to a topography of the location of the mobile device;
• in response to the comparing, determining, by the system, that the estimated location is not a probable location of the access point device based on satisfaction of a probability criterion;
• determining that the propagation delay measurements do not comprise a compensation factor for a length of a connection between an antenna of the access point device and base station equipment for the access point device;
• and
• in response to the propagation delay measurements being determined not to comprise the compensation factor, correcting the propagation delay measurements based on the length of the connection between the antenna of the access point device and the base station equipment for the access point device.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• receiving a first location of a first mobile device and first propagation delay measurements for first signals exchanged by the first mobile device and an access point device;
• generating first location data using the first propagation delay measurements and the first location of the first mobile device;
• receiving a second location of a second mobile device and second propagation delay measurements for second signals exchanged by the second mobile device and the access point device;
• generating second location data using the second propagation delay measurements and the second location of the second mobile device;
• determining an intersecting location between the first location data and the second location data;
• based on the intersecting location, identifying an estimated location of the access point device resulting in estimated location data;
• and
• in response to comparing the estimated location data to geographical data related to a geography associated with the estimated location, flagging the estimated location as not corresponding to an actual location of the access point device, wherein the flagging comprises generating flag data associated with the flagging the estimated location as an undesirable location;
• in response to the flagging, instructing a cell site device to increase a sample size associated with the estimated location;
• determining that the propagation delay measurements do not comprise a compensation factor for a length of a connection between an antenna of the access point device and base station equipment for the access point device;
• and
• in response to the propagation delay measurements being determined not to comprise the compensation factor, correcting the propagation delay measurements based on the length of the connection between the antenna of the access point device and the base station equipment for the access point device.