Using a Geode/Loki-enabled browser to increase database accuracy
I spend a lot of time in Anchorage, Alaska, and despite it being a very wifi-rich environment that Skyhook has scanned, I find that wifi locating there is often pretty inaccurate. When I use Loki or Geode or my iPhone in the hotel where I stay, for example, my location is usually shown about two blocks away. I've found the position to be inaccurate in a number of places where I spend time in Anchorage.
I know there's a place on the Skyhook web site to submit access point locations, but I don't have access to that information. What I could do, however, is pinpoint my exact location on a map, and it would seem that my exact location along with what wifi signals my computer can see at that location would be useful data for Skyhook to use to repair or improve the database.
On the My Loki page, I can drag a marker to my exact location. Could this be used as I've described above? Is it already used that way? (If so, I'll make sure to do it anywhere I go.)
I know there's a place on the Skyhook web site to submit access point locations, but I don't have access to that information. What I could do, however, is pinpoint my exact location on a map, and it would seem that my exact location along with what wifi signals my computer can see at that location would be useful data for Skyhook to use to repair or improve the database.
On the My Loki page, I can drag a marker to my exact location. Could this be used as I've described above? Is it already used that way? (If so, I'll make sure to do it anywhere I go.)
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Inappropriate?Chris, thanks for the note. This is definitely something we are keen to implement and most of the infrastructure is already in place. You should see it in the next version of Loki :)
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