# Best practices

Consider the following key points for accurate and efficient field tests.

## All modes

- Ensure the device is activated with the correct project profile before starting a session. See [Activation link](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-42221-1/topic/install-and-activate.html#activation-link).
- Enable **Location** and disable **Power Optimization** for SkyLogger before testing.
- Collect data broadly throughout your target area rather than at a single test point. For best results, test across a diverse range of signal environments such as rural, suburban, urban, and dense urban areas to ensure representative coverage.
- Don’t survey with the device in a backpack, pocket, or similar. Keep it in hand throughout the session.

## Indoor survey mode

- Use floor plans whenever available to assist in accurately marking your physical location.
- Walk in straight-line segments at a slow and steady pace for walking surveys.
- Only mark path segments in walkable areas.
- Hold the device in hand with line of sight to Wi-Fi beacons.
- Survey the perimeter of all rooms and the middle of large open areas.
- Enable the Coverage Map to see a live indicator of surveyed vs. unsurveyed areas.
- For large floors venues, breaking the survey into multiple sessions can reduce errors during collection.
- Multiple devices can survey the same floor and venue simultaneously. The publish process will combine them accordingly.

Last Published: Aug 07, 2026

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