Rob, As you may well know there was once a working group (geopriv <https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/geopriv/about/>) where many similar topics were discussed. That's concluded now, but I wonder if your document would be more appropriate for consideration in artarea or even gendispatch.
On Mon, Jan 20, 2020 at 9:22 AM Rob Brew <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all. > > I have submittetd the following draft RFC for approval. > > Obviously whilst underground mobile phone users at public locations, such > as the London underground, will not be able to know their GPS location, as > the GPS signals cannot penetrate the earth. I have submitted a RFC draft > at https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-brew-intarea-underground-01 to > bypass this problem, as well as a server application in Java at > https://github.com/rydal/underground . > > As we know the IP Address contacting the server the server contains a map > containing the GPS location of each underground site, as referenced by IP > address. The returns the phsycial GPS location and name of the site as a > JSON array. > > To prevent false servers reporting inaccurate information https can be > used to verify the authenticity of the server. > > Providing this service to mobile phone user's without a current WIfi > connection i propose going one stage further, create a hidden wireless > network wih the name ".location". In cases where no GPS location can be > found a mobile phone's GPS system can be programmed to seek such a > network providing the same service. > > This would require alterations to th servics as provided by mobile phone > providers such as Apple and Android. > > If you are interested in this concept please review it (and my code), and > maybe it will become something. > For a video demonstration of this service please check the link at the > github site. > > Thanks, > > Rob Brew. > > _______________________________________________ > Int-area mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/int-area >
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