[Geowanking] liveblog: iphone location platform with google/skyhook

[Mike Liebhold]

Here's a couple of early tests; one perfect, one way off ...

Actual Location: Alma and University ave. Palo Alto , Ca
Nature of Urban Area: Low rise  downtown
WiFi Connected?Y
Edge Only? N
ATT Bar Strength? 5
Circle Radius: 20 meters
Crosshairs aligned with actual location? Y
Crosshairs how far off? 0  miles

Actual Location:  Home in rural San Mateo mountains
Nature of Urban Area:  Remote rural
WiFi Connected?Y
Edge Only? N
ATT Bar Strength? 2
Circle Radius: 1 mile 
Crosshairs aligned with actual location? N
Crosshairs how far off? 5  miles


I just sent a note to skyhook asking how to add an AP to their DB..

- Mike

S Wotherspoon wrote:
> I'm curious to know how the celltower/wifi triangulation is working 
> for others. If you've installed v1.1.3 and have tried geopositioning 
> yourself please share your results. Here's the info from my last three 
> attempts:
>
> Actual Location: 8th and Oak Sts., Oakland, CA
> Nature of Urban Area: Low rise residential, edge of downtown
> WiFi Connected? N
> Edge Only? Y
> ATT Bar Strength? 5
> Circle Radius: 1.75 miles
> Crosshairs aligned with actual location? N
> Crosshairs how far off? 0.26 miles
>
> Actual Location: 8th and Oak Sts., Oakland, CA
> Nature of Urban Area: Low rise residential, edge of downtown
> WiFi Connected? N
> Edge Only? Y
> ATT Bar Strength? 5
> Circle Radius: 0.18 miles
> Crosshairs aligned with actual location? N
> Crosshairs how far off? 0.05 miles
>
> Actual Location: Durant Ave and International Blvd., Oakland, CA
> Nature of Urban Area: Single family home residential, suburban
> WiFi Connected? Y
> Edge Only? N
> ATT Bar Strength? 5
> Circle Radius: 1.49 miles
> Crosshairs aligned with actual location? N
> Crosshairs how far off? .18 miles
>
> I also had three failed attempts to geolocate at locations 1 and 2. 
> The time to locate is probably around 4-14 seconds. I haven't tried 
> while driving!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stella
>
> On Jan 15, 2008 10:44 AM, Mike Liebhold <mnl at well.com 
> <mailto:mnl at well.com>> wrote:
>
>     liveblogged steve jobs keynote at macworld:
>     http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/15/live-from-macworld-2008-steve-jobs-keynote/
>     <http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/15/live-from-macworld-2008-steve-jobs-keynote/>
>
>
>     9:24am ""First: maps with location ... You know have the ability
>     to find
>     your current location in maps.
>
>     9:26am - Maps demo now -- page curls up, search and directions buttons
>     now -- if you've seen the 1.1.3 demo vids, this is exactly it.
>     "Schoom.
>     And there we are." as it locates Steve in the Moscone. "I can flip
>     right
>     into directions, and it uses my current location to start..." calcing
>     the route back to Apple HQ.
>
>     9:28am - "We love working with Google.
>
>     9:31am - " Well, we're working with two companies. Google, and Skyhook
>     wireless -- we've driven the US and Canada and mapped WiFi hotspots,
>     they have 23m hotspots in their database."
>
>     9:33am - "They pick up beacons, triangulate the beacons, and tell you
>     where you are -- and Google is doing the same thing triangulating cell
>     towers -- we're using both of them, and it works pretty doggone
>     well. We
>     have this new add to home screen button... add our apps right to the
>     home screen."
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> Stella Wotherspoon
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