STATUS: This research is currently in progress...
Goal: Recon places you frequent and learn where Wifi APs are located.
Practical Applications: In case of emergency, a localized power outage or a zombie attack, you will know where to go to get internet access for resources and survival info.
Materials: an Android cell phone, G-Mon App, Google Earth
2011.09202: After using G-Mon for a few days, I discovered that when the KLM file is uploaded to Google Earth, it does not really show the SSID names until you click them. They also appear as small dots on the map. I've switched to Wigle, and I like the KLM file it produces a whole lot better than G-Mon. Plus, it is able to plot the cell towers also. The only thing is that, it seems like G-Mon's signal was a lot better than Wigle as it was able to pickup more Wifi APs. For now, I think a combination of both is warranted but I will be using wigle for a few days. We'll see what gives....
For Additional Research and Resources:
http://samy.pl/androidmap
http://wigle.net
Goal: Recon places you frequent and learn where Wifi APs are located.
Practical Applications: In case of emergency, a localized power outage or a zombie attack, you will know where to go to get internet access for resources and survival info.
Materials: an Android cell phone, G-Mon App, Google Earth
2011.09202: After using G-Mon for a few days, I discovered that when the KLM file is uploaded to Google Earth, it does not really show the SSID names until you click them. They also appear as small dots on the map. I've switched to Wigle, and I like the KLM file it produces a whole lot better than G-Mon. Plus, it is able to plot the cell towers also. The only thing is that, it seems like G-Mon's signal was a lot better than Wigle as it was able to pickup more Wifi APs. For now, I think a combination of both is warranted but I will be using wigle for a few days. We'll see what gives....
For Additional Research and Resources:
http://samy.pl/androidmap
http://wigle.net
