WiGLE

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WiGLE
Geographic information system
languages Website: English, app: German, English and 25 more.
operator Bob “bobzilla” Hagemann
user 263,404
Registration not mandatory
On-line 2001 (currently active)
https://wigle.net/
A map of wifi networks in Europe collected by the WiGLE project, 2007
WiGLE map of WiFi networks in Europe from 2019

Wigle , ( Wi reless G eographic L ogging E ngine) is a project that the GPS position, SSID , encryption and channel to wireless networks and radio cells and Bluetooth collects devices in a publicly accessible database.

The aim of the operator in 2001 was to make the public aware of the need to secure WLAN networks. At that time, the majority of WLAN networks were still without a password.

This data can be viewed as a map via the website. A search and API are available to registered users.

The first entry was made in September 2001. Since November 2018, there are over 600 million WLAN networks, 23 million radio cells, 189 million Bluetooth devices and 8 billion position information in the database. A good 300,000 new data records are imported every day, and this number is constantly growing. This makes WiGLE one of the largest databases for WLAN-based location.

Positioning

The position is determined by averaging the longitudes and latitudes collected with the signal strength (squared) as the weight. This assumes that the signal strength changes as the inverse square of the distance. This is useful as long as you are not getting a one-sided view of the network (i.e. it is only scanned from one side) as it would be skewed in that direction.

Data collection

Data can be transmitted anonymously or as a registered user via the website or your own Android app. Among other things, the log files from NetStumbler , Kismet or the Iphone Consolidated.db can be uploaded.

Own WLAN networks are deleted from the database on request. At Mitsubishi's request, all data records from the Mitsubishi Outlander were removed.

Licensing

The Android app that can be used for collection is open source . The data itself is distributed under a proprietary license. Commercial usage rights can be purchased.

Academic or inquiries from non-profit organizations for research or artistic purposes are granted usage rights.

Mentions of WiGLE in books / academic reports

Hacking for Dummies to an introduction to Neogeography , Wigle is a common data source and tool. On the cover of Wardriving, WiGLE is mentioned with a co-founder as a reference. There are also critical voices about WiGLE, as it promotes wardriving .

In 2005, location determination using WLAN databases was discussed and WiGLE, at the time with around 2.4 million networks in the database, was mentioned several times.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e WiGLE.net: Frequently Asked Questions. Accessed December 1, 2018 .
  2. ↑ release 2.33 · Bluetooth added. Retrieved March 9, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Elinor Mills: The unvarnished truth about unsecured Wi-Fi . In: CNET . November 1, 2010 ( cnet.com [accessed December 3, 2018]).
  4. ↑ WiGLE.net: WiGLE: Wireless Network Map. Accessed December 1, 2018 .
  5. ↑ WiGLE.net: WiGLE API. Accessed December 1, 2018 .
  6. ↑ WiGLE.net: WiGLE Stats. Accessed December 1, 2018 .
  7. ↑ a b WiGLE.net: WiGLE Uploads. Accessed December 1, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Wigle Wifi Wardriving - Apps on Google Play. Accessed December 1, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Amazon.com: Wigle Wifi Wardriving: Appstore for Android. Retrieved December 3, 2018 .
  10. ↑ WiGLE WiFi FOSS | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository. Retrieved December 3, 2018 .
  11. ↑ WiGLE.net: WiGLE: Wireless Network Mapping. Retrieved December 3, 2018 .
  12. ↑ Ken Munro: wigle.net suppresses Mitsubishi Outlander Wi-Fi hits | Pen Test Partners. Retrieved December 3, 2018 .
  13. ↑ wiglenet / wigle-wifi-wardriving. Retrieved December 3, 2018 .
  14. ↑ WiGLE - EULA. Retrieved December 3, 2018 .
  15. ↑ Kevin Beaver: Hacking for Dummies , 5th. Edition, John Wiley & Sons, December 16, 2015, pp. 372,389 (Retrieved June 28, 2017).
  16. ^ Andrew Turner: Introduction to Neography . O'Reilly Media, Inc., Dec 18, 2006, p. 21 (Retrieved June 29, 2017).
  17. ↑ Hurley, Chris .: WarDriving: drive, detect, defend: a guide to wireless security . Syngress, Rockland, Mass. 2004, ISBN 0-08-048168-X , pp. 1 .
  18. ^ Tara McPherson: Digital youth, innovation, and the unexpected . MIT Press, 2008, pp. 85,88,95 (accessed June 30, 2017).
  19. ↑ Julia Letchner, Dieter Fox, Anthony LaMarca: Large-Scale Localization from Wireless Signal Strength . In: AAAI . Accessed June 30, 2017.
  20. ↑ Thomas King, Stephan Kopf, Wolfgang Effelsberg: A Location System based on Sensor Fusion: Research Areas and Software Architecture . In: Proc. of the 2nd GI / ITG KuVS technical discussion Location-based applications and services . June 2005, p. 3.5. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  21. ↑ Virpi Roto, Katri Laakso: Mobile Guides for Locating Network Hotspots . In: Workshop on HCI in Mobile Guides . 2005, p. 2.5.
  22. ↑ Chris Lentz: 802.11b Wireless Network Visualization and Radiowave Propagation Modeling. (PDF) June 1, 2003, accessed on December 3, 2018 .