A few months ago, Mozilla generated lots of buzz through its Geode extension, which locates users through the WiFi access point they were using. Other popular tools have similar features, such as ‘Locate me’ on iPod Touches.
So, a very interesting question is how does such technology work?
They consult a service called Skyhook Wireless. They drive [...]
Play with and understand WiFi Positioning System
Use and make free, as in beer and freedom, maps with OpenStreetMap
Hundreds of websites offer mapping services, which highlight roads, railways, streets and scores of other things. Most of these sites charge for commercial use of their data and almost certainly won’t allow users to change the maps in a wiki-like fashion.
OpenStreetMap is a project to provide maps, like Google Maps does. Unlike sites like Google, [...]
GPS Route Converter
The last years have seen a huge increase in websites that have added GPS information to provide their visitors with an additional service. The gps data offered on those websites usually comes in kml or gpx format. KML means Keyhole Markup Language, an international standard supported by many Google applications like Google Earth and Google [...]
GPS Drawing ?
Artist Erik Nordenankar had an interesting idea for a self portrait. He would send a GPS device around the world to specified coordinates to draw the largest image the world has ever seen. Well, the largest virtual image the world has ever seen.
The GPS tracking device was put into a briefcase and sent away with [...]
