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WLAN Visualization Meets GIS Mapping

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday February 12, 2002 @06:13AM from the pat-metheney-meets-wifi dept.

martin dodge writes "The Wireless Ntwork Visualization Project (Univ. of Kansas) has an interesting alternative to just dot maps of wlan base stations. These guys are mapping out the zone of availability using gis. nice maps using aerial photographs backdrops as well. If you are interested, check out other ways of mapping 802.11b network infrastructure. "

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funny intro... by Anonymous Coward · 2002-02-12 06:26 · Score: -1, Offtopic

..."While computer networks and Geography may not appear to have much in common..."
I cracked up reading that.

Important note: I just became aware from a troll that goats.cx is now dead and gone for ever! (Really, just ping it if you don't believe me, or any other service [since pings can be bounced, a-hem] I don't have any hidden agenda).
First Beowulf post!!! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-02-12 06:32 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Imagine a Beowulf cluster of one of these!!!
mod this up! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-02-12 06:52 · Score: -1, Offtopic

wow..an informative and insightful post by the most hated user on slashdot. nonetheless, he still deserves getting modded up.
Weird by Indras · 2002-02-12 07:00 · Score: -1, Offtopic

This seriously looks like a map of the strength of stench of a fart from my dad in aerial view. Weird.

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Re:Cool old use for new! by Metrollica · 2002-02-12 07:09 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Nice try, but you just plagerized this comment. His was posted at 12:35, but yours was posted at 12:38. I suggest you apologize you worthless piece of scum.

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