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beaconDB - a public domain wireless geolocation database

Website: beacondb.net
Source code and issue tracker on Codeberg: https://codeberg.org/beacondb/beacondb
Mastodon: @beacondb@mapstodon.space
Matrix space: #beacondb:libre.net.au

Joel Koen - the main developer and project leader: https://joel.net.au/
Definitely consider donating to support his great work: https://liberapay.com/joelkoen/

How to contribute:

NeoStumbler (collects cellular towers, as well as Wi-Fi networks and Bluetooth beacons)
- Download on F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/xyz.malkki.neostumbler.fdroid/
- Source code on GitHub: https://github.com/mjaakko/NeoStumbler
Tower Collector (only collects cellular towers)
- Download on F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/info.zamojski.soft.towercollector/
- Source code on GitHub: https://github.com/zamojski/TowerCollector

Other useful tools:

Map: beacondb.net/map
beacondb.derpingu.in
- a constantly updated graph visualizing the contributions of Wi-Fi networks, cellular towers and Bluetooth beacons
- powered by the open source beacondb-graph Python application
- created by @pinguin@toot.teckids.org
beacondb-stats
- a Python tool that collects data from beacondb.net/stats.json and appends it to a CSV file
- also created by @pinguin@toot.teckids.org

Feel free to reach out to me if anything is missing

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Whats the difference between BeaconDB, Combain, and other public databases? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 9 months ago by UndergroundGoblin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/beacondb@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Hello. I'm very new into crowd sourced WPS databases. Could you please explain to me what sets BeaconDB apart from other Databases? Why should I contribute to BeaconDB instead of Navizon or radiocells?

What about Combain, LocationAPI. org, MyInikov and other Databases?

Thank you very much!

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[–] MXC48@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

I first discovered BeaconDB thanks to neoStumbler. I used to contribute to MLS, but since they shut down, that's no longer possible. I did some research before deciding to upload, and frankly, the fact that it uses the same format as MLS (so good integration) + the fact that it's European convinced me. But above all, it's because it's the default system used for geolocation on Linux, and it can be used on Android with MicroG. And finally, it's a clear open-source project that is progressing rapidly without any grey areas.