[New software] openBmap logger (GSM positioning)

Ed Kapitein ed at kapitein.org
Fri Feb 20 13:02:35 CET 2009


Well, on the frontpage, bottom line it says:
The data are available under the "Creative Common" license.

Is that enough, or do you need more info about the details of that
license?

Kind regards,
Ed

On Fri, 2009-02-20 at 11:36 +0100, onen.om at free.fr wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> this has already been discussed in this thread on the devel list:
> http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/devel/2009-January/004064.html
> 
> What happens is that the license of data in the opencellid database is not
> clearly stated. People from openmoko has tried to contact them. We have tried
> two times over three months time to contact them also. We have no answer so far.
> No license does mean: you cannot use it at all, because you do not have any idea
> of your rights over it.
> 
> Hope this answer your question.
> 
> Onen
> 
> 
> Quoting Ed Kapitein <ed at kapitein.org>:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > Why setting up your own database, while opencellid has
> > "TotalCells:106120" acording to http://www.opencellid.org/cell/stats ?
> > I think using there database will concentrate the data in on place and
> > will give you a better coverage.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > @
> >
> > On Fri, 2009-02-20 at 09:54 +0100, Onen wrote:
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > the openBmap team is happy to announce the first release of the openBmap
> > > [1] logger/uploader for freesmartphone.org.
> > >
> > > As mentioned on the main page "openBmap is a free and open map of
> > > wireless communicating objects (e.g. cellular antenna, Wi-Fi,
> > > Bluetooth). It provides tools to mutualize data, create and access this
> > > map."
> > >
> > > At this time, only cellular networks are concerned.
> > > All the software code is AGPL v3 and data are Creative Commons License
> > > (creative commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported), thus the data
> > > is free to use (in the same way as OpenStreetMap).
> > >
> > > Map status (last update 2009-02-06 03:30:31)
> > > Cellular: 6 countries, 9 mobile networks, 313 location area codes, 8905
> > > cells
> > >
> > > This could be used for:
> > > * locate you on a map. You don't need to turn GPS on. And as your GSM is
> > > always on, and the database is located on your phone, it is
> > > instantaneous. This prevent your battery and your privacy (don't need to
> > > send your GSM data to anyone on the Web).
> > >
> > > * provide rough location (the GSM gives less precise result as GPS) to
> > > the GPS, in order to speed up first time to fix.
> > >
> > > * ...
> > >
> > > The package "Freesmartphone.org client" [2] provides you with a logger,
> > > and an uploader. It has been tested against FSO Milestones 5.
> > >
> > > If you want to get located through your GSM data, at the moment you can
> > > use the Web API [3]. There is a Web interface [4] available to use this
> > > API and display zones on a map.
> > >
> > > We hope many will upload!
> > >
> > > Privacy note: when you upload, exactly as with OSM, your logs allow to
> > > know where and when you were. You have been warned ;-) !
> > >
> > > I copy/paste the README of the package at the end of this email.
> > >
> > > Onen
> > >
> > > [1] http://realtimeblog.free.fr/
> > > [2] http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=218065
> > > [3] http://realtimeblog.free.fr/api/openbmap_api.php
> > > [4] http://realtimeblog.free.fr/cell_map.php
> > >
> > > README:
> > >
> > > openBmap logger version 0.1
> > >
> > > What you should expect:
> > > * generation of logs
> > > * upload of logs
> > >
> > > Manual:
> > > Interface is straightforward.
> > >
> > > * A button to start generating logs. Values will be displayed when
> > > valid. Logs are stored under HOME/.openBmap/Logs by default.
> > > * A button to stop generating logs.
> > >
> > > Note that at the moment, the GSM part gets updated only after
> > > receiving an asynchronous update from the network. This
> > > means at start time, it is normal the GSM part does not display
> > > GSM information, even if you are registered to network.
> > >
> > > * A button to upload. This will block the interface until every log has
> > > been uploaded.
> > > This means that if you do not have Internet connection up and
> > > running, the GUI will be frozen until timeout of the upload part.
> > > After succesfull upload, the logs are moved to
> > > HOME/.openBmap/Processed_logs by default.
> > >
> > > Warning: you should create an account on realtimeblog.free.fr
> > > website, and fill the login/password in the configuration file
> > > before upload works.
> > >
> > > * A button to exit.
> > >
> > > Config file and application log are located under HOME/.openBmap
> > > directory by default.
> > >
> > > Known bugs:
> > > * when you are generating logs, and you press 'Stop' button.
> > >    A popup window let you know you should wait for the logger to
> > >    finish stopping. Under FSO M5, if you press the power
> > >    button, the phone suspends. You press it again it wakes up.
> > >    Nevertheless the GUI is frozen. You will have to kill the
> > >    process.
> > >
> > >
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