http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/05/googles-wi-fi-scanning-travails

On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 9:22 PM, Justin Herman <[email protected]> wrote:
> I thought they got in trouble for collecting unsecured packets, not
> SNR. But I could be wrong. :/
>
> On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 8:33 PM, a l <[email protected]> wrote:
>> both of those ideas are really cool. I'm not sure how into GIS(geologic
>> information systems) you and you members are but QGIS and GRASS are two open
>> source (python based i believe) GIS suites. these could be implemented to
>> have realtime foot traffic data or for the wifi. Be careful with wifi
>> mapping though, google got in a bit of trouble for recording signal strength
>> while collecting street view data.
>> -Andrew
>>
>> On Apr 5, 2013 7:48 PM, "Persa Zula" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey hackers,
>>>
>>> As you know, Code for Summit County (a Code for America Brigade), has
>>> been meeting at SynHak lately to work on SummitWiki, and soon other
>>> civic hacking/open data projects. As a group, we've been encouraged to
>>> participate in the National Day(s) of Civic Hacking on June 1st & 2nd,
>>> and I have funding to run an event. Now, it's up to us to decide what
>>> we'll focus on during the two days. I'd like to get another project
>>> under our belt aside from SummitWiki, so building out or redeploying an
>>> existing Code for America app is a feasible option. Mapping out wireless
>>> access in Akron has been suggested, as well as tracking foot traffic in
>>> the Metroparks to create real data on usage. I'd like to hear your
>>> thoughts about what you'd like to see done in the realm of civic hacking
>>> & open data in Summit County.
>>>
>>> Let the great ideas roll!
>>> Persa
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