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Originally Posted by Evert
Yes, that's exactly what I mean, that map is crap (pardon the pun).
It lacks detail to begin with, there's no street names, no cities etc.
It's also very US centered, making locating European results difficult.
What I would like to do is use a "proper" map with all the detail that any good map would have. Also it would be searchable by SSID, city, street and postal code. Hell, we might possibly add a whole lot more features if there is a demand.
I do appreciate the efforts & purpose of Wigle and have been busy uploading there for ages. However I also see the need for something a bit more user friendly and less "techy" for a lack of a better word.
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The problem that Wigle and most every other mapping website wanting to cover Europe in detail have, is the lack of freely available mapdata, vector or bitmapwise, containing detail down to streetlevel. The U.S. has got the TIGER data, which is free. Nothing similar exists in most other countries.
So if you plan on licensing forinstance TeleAtlas or other mapproviders data, be prepared to spend big bucks.. Same goes if you want to use Mappoint in a server edition.
Thats the reason I recommend that you use a Wigle client, like Jigle or Digle, make a mappack for your area of interest (a howto guide is posted on this site), and use wigle's webmaps for a broad overview.
If you are prepared to spend the Big Bucks, it would be better if you donated it to Wigle, and let them incorporate the mapdata you decide to license, into Wigle. That way both their webmaps and the autogenerated mappacks could benefit from your benevolence.
But best of luck with your endeavour. I just don't think it's feasible untill such time the EU have data similar to the US TIGER data freely available.. And with the current actions out of Bruxelles, thats about as likely as Hillary Clinton becoming president in 2008...
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