[Cialug] geoip vs geoip

[Eric Junker]

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