Case Study
A public-safe synthetic scenario showing known emitter truth, route-based observations, an estimated source area, uncertainty, a recommended second route, and a quantified improvement after collecting better geometry.
Problem
RF maps can look persuasive even when the underlying collection geometry is weak. This demo uses a controlled synthetic emitter with known truth so the platform can measure error directly, show uncertainty honestly, and recommend a second route that should improve the estimate.
Measured demo artifact
Result
60 observations along a partial route produced a likely source area with 184 m error from known truth and a broad uncertainty ellipse.
The platform selected a second route that crossed the weak side of the estimate instead of repeating the same collection geometry.
After 60 additional observations, error dropped to 62 m and the uncertainty area decreased by 78% in the controlled synthetic scenario.
Technical approach
The demo treats each observation as a source-aware record with timestamp, route position, signal metric, and identity context. The estimator compares signal strength across observation points, produces an estimated source area, and reports uncertainty based on observation spread and geometry. The second route is chosen to add new bearing diversity rather than simply collecting more of the same data.