public domain wireless geolocation database
to add coverage for your area you can use the following apps on your phone:
data you submit will be aggregated and made available to clients in the beaconDB API. in the future, obfuscated data dumps will be published under a public domain license. for further details on how data you submit is handled, see the privacy notice.
please note that beaconDB is experimental and may be unreliable
if you own an Android phone running the latest preview version of microG (v0.3.2), you can easily give beaconDB a spin without needing to install
anything. in microG Settings on the Location page, pressing the three dots
in the top right lets you set a custom service URL. you can set this to https://beacondb.net/ to give beaconDB a try. make sure to keep the Request from Mozilla options
enabled - this refers to the custom service URL.
as beaconDB is starting from scratch there is likely no wifi coverage for your area. if beaconDB can't estimate your location using wifi, it will fallback to an approximate cell tower location sourced from MLS' final data dump. note that submissions will take at least 5 minutes to become available in the beaconDB API.
beaconDB hosts an endpoint at
https://api.beacondb.net/v1/geolocate which is compatible with
Ichnaea's request format. please make sure to set a user agent to identify your client!!
if your software has a large amount of users, please don't use this as a default location service. beaconDB infrastructure is not yet capable of handling a large amount of requests.
data dumps are currently not available as I'm still researching the measures I need to take to protect the privacy of both contributors and AP owners.