IT Services always aims at providing a good WIFI signal coverage within the university for staff and students. With more and more mobile users, how to detect the WIFI signal strength and maintain a stable WIFI connection is one of the key challenges. More WIFI access points were planed and installed last year to help with the situation. However, to maintain the service quality, we still need to monitor the WIFI signal coverage effectively. In such context, the UOB Drone Forum proposed an experiment of using drones to monitor outdoor WIFI coverage.
In the experiment, an outdoor WIFI heat map of the main university campus was created. A WIFI heat map shows the real-time coverage and quality of a wireless infrastructure overlaid on a map. It gives an approximate location of the access point and the places where the users can find the best average signal. It can be used for diagnosing signal problems, adjusting wireless access point setting or location for maximum speed, signal quality and best coverage.
I have used the Wifi drones which usually covers a large area and for that, you need go range for the wifi to catch signal. Contact Firefox Technical Support for more support.