[Cialug] geoip vs geoip

[Tom Pohl]

That is fantastic!  

The code I am currently using to determine location is based upon WAN ip of the internet service you are connected to.  BUT I do collect the BSSID of the access point if you are connected to WiFi so it would be really easy to query their service based upon the code located here:
http://outflux.net/geoloc/

I put in the BSSID from my home access point and it even located the correct house number!

BTW, my locateme code that takes a picture with your webcam places a box on the image instead of modifying exif data:
http://tompohl.com/files/locateme.jpg

Thanks!
-Tom


On Jan 25, 2010, at 2:52 PM, Eric Junker wrote:

> On 1/25/2010 2:44 PM, Eric Junker wrote:
>> On 1/25/2010 2:34 PM, Matthew Nuzum wrote:
>>> I really had no idea that wifi could be used to calculate a location.
>>> How is this possible, and is there a way to use this information in a
>>> script or service?
>> 
>> I believe the technology is from Skyhook Wireless
>> http://www.skyhookwireless.com/
>> 
>> I wonder if they have some guy driving around and war-driving to map the
>> location of all the access points?
> 
> To answer my own question, yes it does seem that Google is war driving 
> while it takes photos for StreetView.
> 
> http://www.outflux.net/blog/archives/2010/01/24/google-is-wardriving/
> 
> Eric
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