I don't think Skyhook (Jed, correct me if I'm wrong) is for mobile
devices
like cell phones (at least not yet.)
hey, not to change the subject, but when are we going to see a *Mac
version* of Skyhook's Loki plugin for Firefox ???? :)
http://loki.com/
(please please please please please please please please?)
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On Jan 10, 2007, at 11:37 AM, Kris Kolodziej wrote:
The iPhone is using Cingular's network, which is a U-TDOA location-
enabled
network that might be used to locate the iPhone. But is there a
build-in
location app on the iPhone already?
It also has the embedded Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi can also be used for geo-
location:
I don't think Skyhook (Jed, correct me if I'm wrong) is for mobile
devices
like cell phones (at least not yet.)
Navizon is however. It has an API for mobiles like cell phones and
PocketPCs. See the Navizon Developer section:
http://www.navizon.com/fordevelopers.htm
PlaceLab, the open source project, also has an API that is for mobiles
(J2ME) .
http://placelab.org/toolkit/doc/phoneutilities_howto/
Ekahau is really for micro/pico-level Wi-Fi positioning that
requires RF
fingerprinting and site surveying. Navizon, Skyhook, PlaceLab are
based on
triangulation (or proximity).
Plazes is Wi-Fi location enabled? I know it uses cell towers.
Kris
http://indoorLBS.com
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Brickley
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 7:52 AM
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Subject: Re: [Geowanking] iPhone Geolocating technology?
Drew from Zhrodague wrote:
If any of that is true, then it will definitely leaking in the next
few months, apart from that for urban projects, there was a
company a
while ago offering
GPS-like positioning through trigonometrical use of surrounding
wireless antennas.
Sorry, I cant supply the link, it's been nearly two years ago I
think.
Ekahau, Skyhook, Placelab, Plazes, and many others. I even tried
to build one to make use of the data we (still) collect at
WiFiMaps.com. I should dig up that code, in case some of y'all are
interested.
(insert cricket sounds)
Do you or any of these others publish the associated datasets, eg.
under
Creative Commons or other open license? Seems there's a problem
getting
critical mass of data for such efforts...
Dan
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