WiGLE: A Community-Driven Wireless Network Mapping Database
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Summary
WiGLE (Wireless Geographic Logging Engine) is a website and database that maps and catalogs 802.11 wireless networks worldwide. The platform aggregates data submitted by wardrivers, netstumblers, and net huggers, providing statistics, network locations (latitude/longitude), SSIDs, BSSIDs, and filtering options. Users can view networks by date range, label them as FreeNet or Commercial Net, and customize coloring and view settings. The service relies on community-submitted data to build a comprehensive map of wireless network infrastructure.
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Possible FreeNet
Possible Commercial Net
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