Create Cell Site Features

Summary

This tool is used to estimate the coverage areas of each antenna of the provided cell sites.

Usage

  • This tool uses the known locations of cell antenna sites and the azimuth and beam width of each antenna to estimate the area of coverage (sector) for each antenna.
  • Cell site details must be provided in either a comma-separated value (CSV) file or an Excel spreadsheet. The spreadsheet must be in the same format as the example provided with the Cell Phone Analysis download.

Parameters

Parameter Explanation Data Type
Cell Site Information Excel spreadsheet or CSV file containing the coordinates and details for each of the cell sites. This spreadsheet must be in the same format as the example provided with the Cell Phone Analysis download. Table View
Feature Dataset Feature dataset in which to store the resulting feature classes. This feature dataset must use a projected coordinate system. To ensure the most accurate results, it is highly recommended to use a local projected coordinate system such as State Plane. Feature Dataset
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