[Geowanking] iPhone Geolocating technology?

[Dennis Crowley]

> 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: geowanking-bounces at lists.burri.to
> [mailto:geowanking-bounces at lists.burri.to] On Behalf Of Dan Brickley
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 7:52 AM
> To: geowanking at lists.burri.to
> 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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