On Thursday 16 November 2006 17:37, you wrote:
This warrants potentially seting up a formal list of it's own.
Perhaps... On that matter, I don't suppose anyone knows of software that supports a common database behind ML/NNTP/forum frontends, do they?
With consideration being given to the GPS enabled hardware that soon may be abandoned by Nextel as part of band reassignments.
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As for the AP strength concept- There are many RF sources-some like the new "HD Radio" that have embedded timebase data streams. Extraction and comparison is a non-trivial but possible position data source unless I am totally wrong in my understandang of how such things work. If HD radio has OSS hardware?
WiFi is particularly well-suited for triangulation because most APs do not move, and many laptops come WiFi-enabled.
I humbly suggest a hybrid approach of the "passive" rf level and an "active" one of ping times. Yes, there ae many variables influencing ping times. The factors that make ping time correlation part of this kind of process are validating path viablity,sharing node granualarity informations, and overall matrix integrity potential. Bluntly put-each element that enhances accuracy and stability is a good thing. Potentially I suspect we could in microscale replicate DGPS style correction data.
Pinging would require associating with the networks, wouldn't it? Do any cards allow associating to multiple networks and/or scanning at the same time?