WiGLE

WiGLE

WiGLE (Wireless Geographic Logging Engine) is an open-source web application and API that collects information about wireless networks and maps their geographic locations. It relies on a community of users to scan for Wi-Fi networks and submit data to the database.
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WiGLE: Wireless Geographic Logging Engine

Open-source web application and API for mapping wireless network locations, relying on community submissions.

What is WiGLE?

WiGLE (Wireless Geographic Logging Engine) is an open-source web application and API that collects information about wireless networks around the world and maps their geographic locations. It was created in 2001 and relies on a community of users to perform Wi-Fi scans using apps or hardware and submit data about visible Wi-Fi networks (such as BSSIDs, SSIDs, encryption types etc.) to the WiGLE database.

This crowdsourced data allows WiGLE to map the locations of millions of wireless access points globally. The data can be accessed through the WiGLE website to view maps and search for networks by location, SSID or BSSID. There is also a public JSON API that allows querying the database programmatically.

WiGLE promotes the responsible use of its data for research purposes and warns against unauthorized access of Wi-Fi networks. The data has applications in mapping network coverage, analyzing network security, measuring environmental impact and more. Overall WiGLE aims to advance wireless openness through collaborative mapping of global Wi-Fi networks.

WiGLE Features

Features

  1. Crowdsourced database of Wi-Fi networks and their locations
  2. Web application to view network data on a map
  3. APIs to access network data programmatically
  4. Data contributions from global community of users
  5. Open source platform that anyone can use and contribute to

Pricing

  • Open Source

Pros

Huge database of Wi-Fi networks for research purposes

Helps map availability of Wi-Fi networks

Allows users to visualize location of networks

Open source model promotes collaboration

APIs enable integration with other apps and analysis

Cons

Relies on voluntary data contributions

Coverage limited by user participation

Quality of data depends on contributors

Some users may object to tracking Wi-Fi networks

Requires cleaning and processing of raw data

Official Links

Official Website
https://wigle.net/index

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