On 9/11/07, Martin May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've looked at the Wigle database about a month ago, and it seems that while > the database itself is a great source for geocoded SSIDs (and more > importantly, MAC addresses), the licensing is somewhat restrictive. > > With regards to the iPhone, another interesting question is whether we can > access the API that the field test app i using to show currently visible > cell towers with signal strength. This information could then be used, > similarly to Wi-Fi, to geolocate the handset. Since the GSM network has > better coverage than individual Wi-Fi networks, this could be a more > worthwhile technique
Depends on where you are - and like you point out with Wigle - it comes down to the data. What, specifically, were the licensing qualms with Wigle? Multiple people have said something similarly vague, but nothing specific as to why. > > Martin > > -- > Martin May > CTO, Brightkite.com > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > T 720-299-4027 > > > On Sep 11, 2007, at 6:16 PM, Mike Liebhold wrote: > > There's news today that there might be something useful here for building > iphone wifi geolocation: > http://code.google.com/p/iphone-wireless/ it looks like > it's possible to scan for an AP SSID: > http://code.google.com/p/iphone-wireless/wiki/Apple80211Scan > > ideally, if you have a db of locations of AP SSIDs then all you have to do > is scan and compare visible APs with known AP locations to determine your > location. > > so the question remains, (aside from the skyhook/loki commercial db) what is > the best source of a db of geocoded wifi AP SSIDs? Drew, Is wifimaps.com > the best, current source? also, I'm wondering if anyone has had any recent > experience with the wigle db? > > > > > > Drew from Zhrodague wrote: > > 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... > > We're releasing the wifimaps.com data under the GPL, as soon as we can > package it into a useful format! > > The next question becomes -- what format do people want their wifi > locations in? WFS? KML? Something made-up? Again, I'm looking for some kinda > help on this project, as I'm in way over my head =_) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking > > -- Andrew Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED] 42.2774N x 83.7611W http://highearthorbit.com Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Introduction to Neogeography - http://oreilly.com/catalog/neogeography _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
