Google Maps Hacks: WiFi Access Points

Computer geeks are the ones hacking Google Maps. Computer geeks like WiFi. No surprise, then, that several of the map hacks using the Google Maps API involve wireless hotspot locations. Maps of free WiFi access points are available for New York, Chicago (click for a suburb; buggy when I tried it) and Portland, Oregon; this map shows EVDO access point congestion, but it’s apparently buggy. Via Google Maps Mania (1, 2, 3) and MAKE: Blog.

Posted on Monday, July 11, 2005 at 4:25 PM
Categories: Chicago, Hacks & Mashups, New York, Portland

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Jonathan, thanks for the write up… we are going to keep making upgrades and by tomorrow.. we should have the ENTIRE boingo hotspots map online. at http://wifi-hotspot.wirelessinternetcoverage.com

robert wifi hotspot kim | 07/12/2005 at 12:07 AM | #

Johnathan, I gotta get some sleep but wanted to get you a early heads up… Slashdot may post that WISPA members have just got their own coverage overlay on the boingo map. It will start to even the playing field for the small indy firms. http://evdo-coverage.com/wireless-internet-service

robert kim | 07/26/2005 at 5:29 AM | #

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