jaakkom
November 26, 2023, 7:51pm
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Hello,
I have built a new stumbler application for submitting data for cell towers, Wi-Fi access points and Bluetooth beacons to MLS. The application is still work-in-progress and might be a little rough around the edges, but I’ve successfully used it to send data to MLS.
The application is currently only available from GitHub: https://github.com/mjaakko/NeoStumbler
Mega
May 15, 2024, 10:58pm
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Does this post affect your app project?
Retiring the Mozilla Location Service
The accuracy of Mozilla Location Service (MLS) has steadily declined. With no plans to restart the stumbler program or increase investments to MLS we have made the decision to retire the service.
In 2013, Mozilla launched MLS as an open service to provide geolocation lookups based on publicly observable radio signals. The service received community submissions of GPS data from the open source MozStumbler Android app. In 2019, Skyhook Holdings, Inc contacted Mozilla and alleged that MLS infringe…
Cheers Mega
jaakkom
May 16, 2024, 5:59am
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Yes, the app can’t send data to MLS anymore. It’s still possible to export the data collected in the app to a .zip package.
If / when a new location service becomes available, I will add support for sending data there