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Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

Geolocation without a GPS

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Geolocation without a GPS

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Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

NoGPS-Geolocation

This Android app uses BeaconDB to perform geolocation without a GPS.

It turns out you can get a location just by scanning nearby wifi and cell tower signals!

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what are you talking about? GPS is far from a “passive receiver” in any sense of that vague term. It’s running an oscillator at the carrier frequency.

GPS is probably the most power hungry sensor on your device.

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