[kismac] Re: prototype Google Earth .kismac server
- From: Robin L Darroch <robin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: kismac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 20:42:59 +0800
Nice. Perhaps you could get the .kismac entries from the Kismac file...
Actually, the idea is that once this is all working, I'd really like
to see it run from the main .kismac server from the whole 171000+
nets in that database. In fact, I think it just about *is* all
working now... but perhaps we can extend the trial where it is now
until Mick's got time to have input on putting it on the server.
I have another idea: A point on the local HDD as a KML file,
updating every second, placed there by Kismac to show your current
place and accesspoints you've found on Google Earth as you do them.
That's certainly possible - and was kind-of raised during the initial
ideal of KML export - but I'm inclined to leave the real-time aspect
of KisMAC in the built-in map, then later on you can use the export
features and (once it's running) the Google Earth/.kismac server to
look at it all in the Google Earth setting. If nothing else, adding
real-time Google Earth tracking would be yet another thing to keep
updated during run-time, and yet another preference or switch to turn
off and on. It's not a bad idea, but maybe best to leave it for now.
I tested it with mine, it's awesome! Uploaded about 460 networks.
Excellent! About the only thing I wonder is whether it's worth
adding an algorithm to try and pick nets more intelligently (to make
the returned nets as widely distributed within the view as possible)
or to return more nets (currently 200 in the view). Unfortunately, I
can't think of any way to do the first in a manner that is at all
efficient on the server-side... but perhaps I can come up with
something, or someone else can!
The current SQL query is:
SELECT latitude*1.000000 as lat,longitude*1.000000 as
lon,ssid,type,bssid,encryption,lastseen FROM networks WHERE (latitude
BETWEEN $bl_lat AND $tr_lat) AND (longitude BETWEEN $bl_lon AND
$tr_lon) ORDER BY lastseen DESC LIMIT 200;
($bl|tr_lat|lon are the limiting latitude & longitude of the view area)
Might do some more digging in the SQL syntax.
Other than that, all suggestions welcome!
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