A system and method for identifying geographical areas which distribute poor radio frequency coverage is provided. The method includes measuring a radio frequency signal of a mobile unit in response to a trigger. The method continues with mapping the location data of the radio frequency signal which represents the positioning of the mobile unit at a given time. The method continues with recording the location data of the mobile unit and storing the location data in a database. The trigger, which prompts the radio frequency measurement, may be a timer expiring, a dropped call, or a mobile power increase signaling a weak signal. In any form, a post processing module may be configured in order to record, store and organize the location data into a report, such as a coverage map. Embodiments of this disclosure will display geographic areas that have poor radio frequency and allow for an administrator to identify trouble spots by a geographical region.

 
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