[OSM-talk] Neat use of OpenStreetMap

[Michał Brzozowski]

This could be big. Remember that Mozilla Location Services does not
provide Wi-Fi data download due to "privacy concerns" (Which is BS in
my opinion). But with data downloads available, one can develop
off-line location services that could very well complement one of our
"selling points", that is full off-line operation. I wonder whether
it's very hard to hack into location services of Android to seed GPS
location with this data for faster fix (assuming root is available).

Michał

On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 11:21 AM, Paul Johnson <baloo at ursamundi.org> wrote:
> OpenBMap
>
> It's similar to Google's location services or Mozilla's location service,
> but free.  You can make use of it as a location provider in Android using
> the OpenBMap plugin for microG unified NLP.  And you can contribute data as
> well using the Radiobeacon app.  Seems to be in it's very early stages right
> now, but could be a real powerhouse with a little extra effort.
>
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