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2. Wi-Fi positioning system - Wikipedia

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   Wi-Fi positioning system (WPS, WiPS or WFPS) is a geolocation system that uses the characteristics of nearby Wi‑Fi access points to discover where a device is located. [1]It is used where satellite navigation such as GPS is inadequate due to various causes including multipath and signal blockage indoors, or where acquiring a satellite fix would take too long.

3. WiGLE - Wikipedia

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   WiGLE (Wireless Geographic Logging Engine) is a website for collecting information about the different wireless hotspots around the world. Users can register on the website and upload hotspot data like GPS coordinates , SSID , MAC address and the encryption type used on the hotspots discovered.

4. Wi-Fi hotspot - Wikipedia

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   A diagram showing a Wi-Fi network. A hotspot is a physical location where people can obtain Internet access, typically using Wi-Fi technology, via a wireless local-area network (WLAN) using a router connected to an Internet service provider. Public hotspots may be created by a business for use by customers, such as coffee shops or hotels.

5. Wardriving - Wikipedia

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   A map of Seattle's Wi-Fi nodes, generated from information logged by wardriving students in 2004 A map of Wi-Fi nodes in the United States and parts of Canada tracked by the WiGLE project. Wardrivers use a Wi-Fi-equipped device together with a GPS device to record the location of wireless networks.

6. Municipal wireless network - Wikipedia

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   Delhi - free Wi-Fi service in Delhi's Khan Market (August 2014), [21] free WiFi service in Delhi's Connaught Place (November 2014), [22] free Wi-Fi service at New Delhi Railway Station (December 2014) [23] Greater Noida — paid, operated by Maksat Technologies (P) Ltd. [citation needed] Kolkata, India - free 4G service by Reliance Jio ...

7. Skyhook Wireless - Wikipedia

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   Skyhook was founded in 2003 by Ted Morgan and Michael Shean. [1] Skyhook's database was initially gathered through wardriving, [2] when the company sent teams of drivers around the United States, Canada, Western Europe, and selected Asian countries to map out Wi-Fi hotspots.