A system and method of collecting call data from a Mobile Telephone
Switching Office and combining this data with location information of a
wireless device (or devices) to generate information reports concerning
the electromagnetic coverage of a cell site. The collection of call data
from a switch permits consideration of uplink information in the analysis
of system performance. This information combined with location
information obtained using a time difference of arrival (TDOA) technique
allows the cell site to be evaluated and to remove transient effects
associated with, for example, local terrain and other physical
impairments.