Here's a couple of early tests; one perfect, one way off ...
Actual Location: Alma and University ave. Palo Alto , Ca
Nature of Urban Area: Low rise downtown
WiFi Connected?Y
Edge Only? N
ATT Bar Strength? 5
Circle Radius: 20 meters
Crosshairs aligned with actual location? Y
Crosshairs how far off? 0 miles
Actual Location: Home in rural San Mateo mountains
Nature of Urban Area: Remote rural
WiFi Connected?Y
Edge Only? N
ATT Bar Strength? 2
Circle Radius: 1 mile
Crosshairs aligned with actual location? N
Crosshairs how far off? 5 miles
I just sent a note to skyhook asking how to add an AP to their DB..
- Mike
S Wotherspoon wrote:
I'm curious to know how the celltower/wifi triangulation is working
for others. If you've installed v1.1.3 and have tried geopositioning
yourself please share your results. Here's the info from my last three
attempts:
Actual Location: 8th and Oak Sts., Oakland, CA
Nature of Urban Area: Low rise residential, edge of downtown
WiFi Connected? N
Edge Only? Y
ATT Bar Strength? 5
Circle Radius: 1.75 miles
Crosshairs aligned with actual location? N
Crosshairs how far off? 0.26 miles
Actual Location: 8th and Oak Sts., Oakland, CA
Nature of Urban Area: Low rise residential, edge of downtown
WiFi Connected? N
Edge Only? Y
ATT Bar Strength? 5
Circle Radius: 0.18 miles
Crosshairs aligned with actual location? N
Crosshairs how far off? 0.05 miles
Actual Location: Durant Ave and International Blvd., Oakland, CA
Nature of Urban Area: Single family home residential, suburban
WiFi Connected? Y
Edge Only? N
ATT Bar Strength? 5
Circle Radius: 1.49 miles
Crosshairs aligned with actual location? N
Crosshairs how far off? .18 miles
I also had three failed attempts to geolocate at locations 1 and 2.
The time to locate is probably around 4-14 seconds. I haven't tried
while driving!
Thanks,
Stella
On Jan 15, 2008 10:44 AM, Mike Liebhold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
liveblogged steve jobs keynote at macworld:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/15/live-from-macworld-2008-steve-jobs-keynote/
<http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/15/live-from-macworld-2008-steve-jobs-keynote/>
9:24am ""First: maps with location ... You know have the ability
to find
your current location in maps.
9:26am - Maps demo now -- page curls up, search and directions buttons
now -- if you've seen the 1.1.3 demo vids, this is exactly it.
"Schoom.
And there we are." as it locates Steve in the Moscone. "I can flip
right
into directions, and it uses my current location to start..." calcing
the route back to Apple HQ.
9:28am - "We love working with Google.
9:31am - " Well, we're working with two companies. Google, and Skyhook
wireless -- we've driven the US and Canada and mapped WiFi hotspots,
they have 23m hotspots in their database."
9:33am - "They pick up beacons, triangulate the beacons, and tell you
where you are -- and Google is doing the same thing triangulating cell
towers -- we're using both of them, and it works pretty doggone
well. We
have this new add to home screen button... add our apps right to the
home screen."
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