AERPAW: Aerial Android-based 4G measurements of public AT&T cell towers from a tethered Helikite

A tethered Helikite (a combination of a Helium balloon and a kite), carrying a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Android phone, was flown within the North Campus of NC State University, Raleigh, NC, during the 2023 Packapalooza festival. 4G cellular KPIs of public AT&T base stations were logged by the phone, using a custom Android App. These KPIs were synchronized with the Helikite position information: latitude, longitude, and altitude above ground. This dataset is shared in .csv format, along with .kml files of the 4G KPIs, for visualization on Google Earth. Analysis of this dataset can reveal insights into the variation in physical-layer KPIs with the aerial user's position, along with the ability of commercial public base stations to serve aerial users in urban regions.