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by arizonajon
Sun Aug 09, 2015 10:57 pm
Forum: Share Scan Results
Topic: Unusual AP
Replies: 11
Views: 15963

Unusual AP

attached is a kml file that includes all the positions recorded for this AP from 12 JUN through today. I don't know what to make of it. The apparent signal strength (scale of 0-100) is coded as the elevation above ground in meters.
by arizonajon
Sun Aug 09, 2015 12:33 pm
Forum: Share Scan Results
Topic: Unusual AP
Replies: 11
Views: 15963

Unusual AP

i tried to get all the lat/lon/RSSIs for this AP, but there doesn't appear to be an easy way to do that. If I select the AP and export the kml, all I get is a single location. Right now it appears that I have to do this manually with cut and paste into Excel, then reformat it to my purposes. Is ther...
by arizonajon
Sun Aug 09, 2015 12:01 pm
Forum: Share Scan Results
Topic: Unusual AP
Replies: 11
Views: 15963

Unusual AP

a little while ago i went down to where the wifidb.net reports as the position of "BroadbandHamnet-20-v3". Very interesting. Two different houses on the same street, about 3 houses apart. The first has a diagonally polarized panel antenna, aimed SW, on a mast. The second house, just to the...
by arizonajon
Sun Aug 09, 2015 9:44 am
Forum: Share Scan Results
Topic: Unusual AP
Replies: 11
Views: 15963

Unusual AP

BroadbandHamnet-20-v3 2E:1E:2D:33:76:B7 I was going through my uploads and saw this particular SSID. Since the term "Ham" was in there, I'm assuming that it might have something to do with amateur radio operation. However, its coverage as evidenced by all the locations at which I've detect...
by arizonajon
Sat Aug 08, 2015 5:22 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: ViStumbler Betas
Replies: 55
Views: 167893

ViStumbler Betas

Right now the software estimates crudely the center of the pattern (lat(max)-lat(min), lon(max)-lon(min)), and points the camera (atop the tower at the listed elevation) at the ground at that spot. It's crude, but I will continue to tweak.
by arizonajon
Fri Jul 31, 2015 3:07 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: ViStumbler Betas
Replies: 55
Views: 167893

ViStumbler Betas

I am finally starting to learn a little KML, based upon what Vistumbler does to render the RSSI as a function of location. That's extremely cool. I can't generate kml itself, but I'm snipping together a file of a run I did here measuring the RSSI of a land-mobile radio base station atop a local peak...
by arizonajon
Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:51 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: ViStumbler Betas
Replies: 55
Views: 167893

ViStumbler Betas

In the Uploader, I try to sort on "File" but the usual click on the title block doesn't resort the list. Also, for a bunch of files I collected today, the Uploader is reporting a WDB Status" of "error", with a status message of "File still not found after upload. It may...
by arizonajon
Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:45 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: ViStumbler Betas
Replies: 55
Views: 167893

ViStumbler Betas

the Uploader looks like it's doing what it's intended to do, but each time I start it the vistumbler directory is not remembered. I checked the ini file to see if that got saved, but it looks like that's not one of the variables.
by arizonajon
Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:41 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: ViStumbler Betas
Replies: 55
Views: 167893

ViStumbler Betas

it appears that the first valid job is 4053, dated on the 22nd.
by arizonajon
Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:39 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: ViStumbler Betas
Replies: 55
Views: 167893

ViStumbler Betas

i was able to get it running - pretty interesting. However, I discovered that I had a bunch of bloated files in the directory, all at least 3 MB in size and over 300 of them. When you can, could you delete those from the input queue at WiFiDB? The dates will all be between 01 and 04 June.
by arizonajon
Sat Jul 25, 2015 2:38 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: ViStumbler Betas
Replies: 55
Views: 167893

ViStumbler Betas

thanks for this, Andrew. I am trying it out right now and it's asking for a WiFiDB Api Key. Is that my password? If so, I forgot it and requested a password reset at wifidb.net, but nothing happened, at least so it seems.
by arizonajon
Fri Jul 17, 2015 9:55 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: ViStumbler Betas
Replies: 55
Views: 167893

ViStumbler Betas

Thanks for everything you guys do!
by arizonajon
Sun Jul 12, 2015 11:11 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: ViStumbler Betas
Replies: 55
Views: 167893

ViStumbler Betas

Oh, another request. I'm lazy, and I hate having to upload manually the log files captured. In a perfect world, when my mobile setup got into a coverage zone, it would phone home to the database and see what files hadn't been transferred, then would transfer them. Of course, that's a perfect world.....
by arizonajon
Sun Jul 12, 2015 11:07 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: ViStumbler Betas
Replies: 55
Views: 167893

ViStumbler Betas

I made it to 55.55% of the overall database and am now slipping back a little as others start to add. Drat! :D

I have a question - is there a way to restrict scans to specific channels or a specific band (I have a 2.4 / 5.x GHz dual band client) in order to speed up the scan rate?

Cheers - Jon
by arizonajon
Sun Jul 05, 2015 10:38 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Daemon Generated KML
Replies: 68
Views: 313461

Daemon Generated KML

The last link you provided (to 4732) is from 200205 to 201642; this is already available via the arizonajon network link. That file is two datasets before the one I'm having troubles with. I've attached a copy of the file "2015-06-27 13-52-37_AutoSave.VS1". It's timestamped from 203628 to ...
by arizonajon
Sat Jul 04, 2015 2:14 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Daemon Generated KML
Replies: 68
Views: 313461

Daemon Generated KML

On perhaps a slightly different topic, one run which to my knowledge has never displayed is the one with ID 4732 and file name 49507292_2015-06-27_13-52-37_AutoSave.VS1. This is part of a tour I was making one day, heading out Bethany Home Rd to its end then coming back on Indian School. On the GE d...
by arizonajon
Sat Jul 04, 2015 2:13 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Daemon Generated KML
Replies: 68
Views: 313461

Daemon Generated KML

Hi guys - It's been a while - I got a new job in April and have been getting involved in that. However, a man's gotta drive, so I continue to collect APs. I'm up to over 54% of the overall database size. While that's fine from a statistics PoV, i have been suffering mightily from GE being unable to ...
by arizonajon
Sun Apr 26, 2015 2:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498310

War driving contest

Have you had a chance to look at the new kml generation api I was working on? ... https://live.wifidb.net/wifidb/api/export.php?func=exp_user_netlink&user=arizonajon This is similar to the daemon generate network link that allows you to see the newest, daily, and full database. the full databas...
by arizonajon
Sat Apr 18, 2015 4:36 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498310

War driving contest

About 40 minutes ago my 2nd month anniversary of participating in Vistumbler and the Wireless DataBase occurred. In that two months, I collected 209,821 unique and new APs, and met my goal of having contributed 40% of the existing current database. In fact, last night's hurried collecting put me at ...
by arizonajon
Mon Mar 30, 2015 7:52 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498310

War driving contest

We made a road trip to and from San Diego last week returning home last night. Vistumbler worked pretty flawlessly the whole time. It was hard to drive more than two miles in the city without collecting another 1k APs. While catching the flu put a bit of a damper on my travels, I was able to visit C...
by arizonajon
Tue Mar 24, 2015 5:42 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: ViStumbler Betas
Replies: 55
Views: 167893

ViStumbler Betas

Ok, here's the test results from the new feature which allows the GUI to be optional. The video of the standard route is available at http://jonadams.com/videos/tahoecam_2015-03-14_Vistumbler_Test_Loop.mov The route is almost exactly 1.0 miles long, it is a full circle, no stop signs, no lights, res...
by arizonajon
Tue Mar 24, 2015 11:22 am
Forum: General
Topic: Daemon Generated KML
Replies: 68
Views: 313461

Daemon Generated KML

I've tried exporting only my APs, but even after 15-30 minutes nothing happens. In fact, the page goes blank after about 15 minutes. Perhaps it takes a very long time? On the other hand, I've tried exporting other users' stuff, and it takes only a few moments. Even Andrew's file is only a 6 minute p...
by arizonajon
Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:16 am
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498310

War driving contest

The Mobius ActionCam is set up as a 1280x720 24-bit imager, with the compression at 50%, so image storage sizes range from about 40 (nighttime) to about 110 kB. The camera needs a bit more focusing, so the image sizes might get a bit larger if/when I take it apart and refocus it. If i turn down comp...
by arizonajon
Mon Mar 23, 2015 3:21 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Daemon Generated KML
Replies: 68
Views: 313461

Daemon Generated KML

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by arizonajon
Mon Mar 23, 2015 3:20 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Daemon Generated KML
Replies: 68
Views: 313461

Daemon Generated KML

I thought that the issue with GE crashing had been resolved through the cache emptying. Alas, it once again cannot survive having the WiFiDB Full export button selected. Memory usage quickly climbs to 3700+ MB and then shortly later it crashes. I've seen it survive memory usage of up to 3300 MB, the...
by arizonajon
Sun Mar 22, 2015 2:47 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498310

War driving contest

And the beer was excellent, well worth the 64 mile journey. Had a Peoria Artisan Brewery Savannah Marie IPA and a Heritage Red Ale. Both very nice. Ok, it's off to scoop up a few more APs - have to take the family to visit someone for their birthday celebration, and it's in an unexplored neighborhoo...
by arizonajon
Sun Mar 22, 2015 2:41 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498310

War driving contest

Hi Andrew and Phil - I received the prize! And it was two (2) shirts, which is even better than 1!!! I will be wearing them proudly when next visiting my local brewery :D Also, here's a link to a timelapse video of my drive to/from Peoria Artisan Brewery yesterday. Starts once I pull out of the driv...
by arizonajon
Sat Mar 21, 2015 9:26 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: ViStumbler Betas
Replies: 55
Views: 167893

ViStumbler Betas

Beta 15 added Minimal Gui Mode (Options --> Minimal GUI Mode) which is the wardriving mode I was thinking of in the other post. This mode hides listview/treeview/graph. This (in theory) should give a performance increase since it doesn't need to write to the list and the tree. I added a feature to ...
by arizonajon
Sat Mar 21, 2015 9:21 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498310

War driving contest

It's a good thing there's a number of breweries some distance from the house.

Because of that excuse, I drove over to Peoria Artisan Brewery in Litchfield Park (about 32 miles each way). Collected a nice set of files. And had a great IPA and a bratwurst with grilled onions.
by arizonajon
Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:07 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: ViStumbler Betas
Replies: 55
Views: 167893

ViStumbler Betas

Surprised while driving down the street in Phoenix, Vistumbler said there was an update. Fortunately, I was in CoxWiFi coverage, it downloaded, and started up. Not sure what beta 15 does, but it's running now.
by arizonajon
Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:00 am
Forum: General
Topic: Most Simultaneous active APs? (xxx/nnn)
Replies: 2
Views: 8308

Most Simultaneous active APs? (xxx/nnn)

Today I had many in the 100+ range, but the big kahuna was 246 APs and (I think) 139 seconds. This location was about 1000' NW of my previous record. I was on a service road inside the huge Scottsdale Healthcare complex at the time, surrounded by hospital buildings. When I'm running Vistumbler mobil...
by arizonajon
Tue Mar 17, 2015 9:28 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Most Simultaneous active APs? (xxx/nnn)
Replies: 2
Views: 8308

Most Simultaneous active APs? (xxx/nnn)

Yesterday, while I was doing some driving near here, I got what was for me a new record of 183 APs in one loop, the loop time was 97 seconds, btw. Before, my tops had been 80 and 72. Vistumbler was very quiet for those 97 seconds, not a tick or a sproing! Fortunately, I was stopped in a parking lot ...
by arizonajon
Tue Mar 17, 2015 8:54 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Daemon Generated KML
Replies: 68
Views: 313461

Daemon Generated KML

In addition to the GE problem, over the past few days the Chrome access to WiFiDB wasn't working for the Files Waiting for Import Files Already Imported Daemon Generated KMZ pages. The page would "stutter" every second or so and never load or finish loading. Had to switch to Firefox to get...
by arizonajon
Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:58 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How many APs have been found in different locations?
Replies: 9
Views: 13508

How many APs have been found in different locations?

This afternoon I noticed an AP here in Scottsdale which was first reported 5 years ago by one of Phil's drives. MAC 02:22:01:02:03:06 SSID Pronto Network 2 Was in MA, now in AZ. I went back to the neighborhood just now to see if I could successfully capture it to AZ, but wasn't able get close enough...
by arizonajon
Mon Mar 16, 2015 12:20 am
Forum: General
Topic: Daemon Generated KML
Replies: 68
Views: 313461

Daemon Generated KML

I've got Windows Task Manager open now to see more about what's going on with GE. Start GE. CPU usage doesn't change much, bumps from 4-6% to 15-20% for several minutes, during which time GE is showing the box "Loading myplaces.kml, including enabled overlays". GE memory slowly ramps up to...
by arizonajon
Sun Mar 15, 2015 11:21 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Daemon Generated KML
Replies: 68
Views: 313461

Daemon Generated KML

Hi Phil - Thanks for the above. Works just as you say. Might be a nice way to limit the total number of APs that GE tries to render at any one time. For the past week or so, I've been having GE crash every time I click on the "Current WiFiDB Network Link" on this page https://live.wifidb.n...
by arizonajon
Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:51 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498310

War driving contest

With the drive to/from Tucson yesterday, I'm now up to 74011 APs!
by arizonajon
Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:46 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: ViStumbler Betas
Replies: 55
Views: 167893

ViStumbler Betas

Good evening, all - Beta 13 has been plugging along very well for the past week or so, and is quite stable. The auto-save feature is smooth and quick; with a limit of 500 APs and 300-600 GPS positions, the save-restart operation usually only takes 10 seconds or so. My drive to and from Tucson yester...
by arizonajon
Sun Mar 08, 2015 9:17 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: ViStumbler Betas
Replies: 55
Views: 167893

ViStumbler Betas

Hi Jon, I let Andrew know about the problem, and he said turning off the new debugging feature should make that go away. Also, I guess Andrew wasn't too clear, and not to be rude but, the name of the software is Vistumber . No abbreviations, no capitol S, just Vistumbler. We are not sure where the ...
by arizonajon
Sun Mar 08, 2015 5:44 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: ViStumbler Betas
Replies: 55
Views: 167893

ViStumbler Betas

Darn. I just lost my entire post. I got a entry error and it was all gone... In brief: Excellent new feature, this auto-save, clear and restart. Most nice! I have it set to 500 APs for now, partially to see it work several times, but partially because my box is a little sluggish. Thanks also for the...
by arizonajon
Sun Mar 08, 2015 3:08 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: ViStumbler Betas
Replies: 55
Views: 167893

ViStumbler Betas

Wow! I restarted Vist this morning and all sorts of new features were there! I am experimenting with it now and will give you an update later once I've had the chance to make a few runs. Thanks for all this work! In other news, I switched to a different GPS receiver this morning and am going to see ...
by arizonajon
Sat Mar 07, 2015 10:38 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498310

War driving contest

In that particular drive (ID 2166 above), I'm looking at one of the APs collected, SSID 1d6058, MAC 20:25:64:1D:65:08 It shows 3 positions collected. Signal History (2015-03-06: 15:28:51 - 15:29:04) Export: KMZ / Graph Signal RSSI Lat Long Sats Date Time 62 -64 3334.0830 -11154.3847 8 2015-03-06 15:...
by arizonajon
Sat Mar 07, 2015 10:21 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498310

War driving contest

This is odd - I am looking at one of the drives I did yesterday, specifically ID# 2166 55188495_2015-03-06_08-53-10.VS1 None of these APs are in the WiFiDC Full DB Export. Going to the DB, I look at any one of the APs in that import, it shows that it was imported by arizonajon| Is that a pipe symbol...
by arizonajon
Sat Mar 07, 2015 6:01 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498310

War driving contest

This morning before going out I was up to about 42k APs. After I uploaded a number of files that I'd done earlier but forgotten to upload, my total count went down to about 40k, where it now stands. I'm hoping it will return!
by arizonajon
Thu Mar 05, 2015 7:34 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Daemon Generated KML
Replies: 68
Views: 313461

Daemon Generated KML

I created an api like I mentioned, so the newest ap is dynamically generated now You are going to need the latest " Combined KMZ Network Link " which has the new urls in it. Thanks for this, Andrew. Are the links for the "Newest" APs supposed to be working? They appear to time o...
by arizonajon
Wed Mar 04, 2015 5:36 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Daemon Generated KML
Replies: 68
Views: 313461

Daemon Generated KML

I don't know what you guys are doing, but now my latest upload is causing GE to march along moving from new AP to the next. I like that!
by arizonajon
Wed Mar 04, 2015 2:09 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Daemon Generated KML
Replies: 68
Views: 313461

Daemon Generated KML

I am watching my GE display right now with the Newest AP w/fly to enabled, and it is moving every minute or so to a new AP in the Worcester area. Andrew's upload is being processed right now and it's neat to see the display moving around with each new AP. However, when I upload a drive, it rarely mo...
by arizonajon
Wed Mar 04, 2015 10:48 am
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498310

War driving contest

Snow would significantly slow progress :( I don't envy you guys living in that stuff. My sister-in-law lives in Westchester County NY (just north of the city) and this winter there really has been pretty tough.

Here, if we want crippling snow and weather, it's just a two-hour drive north!
by arizonajon
Mon Mar 02, 2015 10:18 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Daemon Generated KML
Replies: 68
Views: 313461

Daemon Generated KML

not sure why the pictures didn't attach - let me try it again. Both screenshots were within about 30 seconds of one another. I wait about 60 seconds after clicking the WIFIDB GE radio buttons.
by arizonajon
Mon Mar 02, 2015 10:11 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Daemon Generated KML
Replies: 68
Views: 313461

Daemon Generated KML

Hi Phil -

Here you go.

Cheers - Jon