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@razze @beacondb

For that part look at the #beaconDB website:

https://beacondb.net/

Basically:
On Android, use: #neostumbler or #towercollector.

For #MobileLinux you could try geoclue-stumbler: https://gitlab.com/kop316/geoclue-stumbler

Traveling to #FOSDEM? Do not forget to collect antennas, and #wifi points for @beacondb!

Read here how to do that:
https://beacondb.net/

And, let's make #Brussels the city with most #geolocation measurements the coming days.

#opensource #FOSS #neostumbler #TowerCollector #towers #beacons #networks #bluetooth

Have you ever collected data for #OpenCellID #MozillaLocationService #WiGLE or #BeaconDB ?

Please retoot!

@[email protected] @[email protected]
@WiGLEnet
@BrodieOnLinux

#opensource #opendata #openstreetmap #foss #networklocation #mls #microg #grapheneos #geoclue #towercollector #neostumbler

To all #FOSS supporting people traveling these days: Please consider collecting wireless geolocation information for the #publicdomain #geolocation database #beaconDB.

https://beacondb.net/

Check the map via the link above to see how it is filling up with more and more points. Amazing and very interesting to see.

Also note the differences per continent.

#opensource #wifi #gsm #bluetooth #geodata #location #38C3 #FOSDEM #neostumbler #TowerCollector

The latest version of #TowerCollector includes built-in support for BeaconDB, replacing the now defunct MLS server by default!

If you'd like to support offline, private by default geolocation, how about collecting cell tower data for the #OpenCellID (CC-BY dumps) and #BeaconDB (planned CC0 dumps) projects?

https://github.com/zamojski/TowerCollector
https://f-droid.org/packages/info.zamojski.soft.towercollector/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.zamojski.soft.towercollector

Mozilla #MLS ist leider für immer offline.
#beaconDB ist ein Nachfolger, welcher z.B. mit #microG genutzt werden kann!
Das Projekt sucht gerade noch nach Datenspenden via #NeoStumbler oder #TowerCollector
Startet doch mal die App und geht eine Runde um den Block :)
https://beacondb.net/

@Cappyjax I've been using #TowerCollector so far to contribute to #OpenCellID (and previously #MLS). I wonder whether they'll add #BeaconDB support?
https://f-droid.org/packages/info.zamojski.soft.towercollector/

EDIT: it's already supported as custom configured MLS service.

@GrapheneOS

Wow. I just learned about #beacondb!

A public domain #wireless #geolocation #database.

https://beacondb.net/

➡️ ethically sourced
➡️ privacy friendly
➡️ abuse resistant

#FOSS #opensource #MLS #Mozilla #Location #Service #alternative #publicdomain #MobileLinux #TowerCollector #geoclue #privacy #neostumbler

#TowerCollector isn't happy on #SailfishOS - after installation it terminates after a while, then won't start again unless I uninstall it.

Today I learned that there is a fork of #MozillaStumbler that is able to work with modern versions of Android: https://github.com/GerryFerdinandus/MozStumbler/releases

It's does not show the map (Mozilla's API token must be expired), looks like a 10-years-old app, but still can do what no other app so far is able to: collect the WiFi AP location data and upload it to Mozilla's MLS!

Now I should walk through the same neighbourhoods where I've already collected cell towers with #TowerCollector earlier 😄

@[email protected] Indeed, it's the only database with WiFi APs. There used to be radiocells.org, but it seems dead.
Btw how do you upload WiFi data? The Stumbler app does not work on modern Android versions, and #TowerCollector (an excellent one otherwise) works only with cell towers...

Even if you're not a developer, give back to the #opensource community. I do it by getting people to install #linux and explaining why it's a viable #os. Also, I run #streetcomplete which provides various data elements to the #openstreetmap project, enhancing their mapping. It's full of quests that earn you points. Install #towercollector to contribute to the #opencellid and #mozilla projects. All are available on #fdroid. And always send error/crash reports for any #foss software you use.