beaconDB - a public domain wireless geolocation database

Joel Koen - the main developer and project leader: https://joel.net.au/
Definitely consider donating to support his great work: https://liberapay.com/joelkoen/

NeoStumbler (collects cellular towers, as well as Wi-Fi networks and Bluetooth beacons)
- Download on F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/xyz.malkki.neostumbler.fdroid/
- Source code on GitHub: https://github.com/mjaakko/NeoStumbler
Tower Collector (only collects cellular towers)
- Download on F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/info.zamojski.soft.towercollector/
- Source code on GitHub: https://github.com/zamojski/TowerCollector

Map: beacondb.net/map
beacondb.derpingu.in
- a constantly updated graph visualizing the contributions of Wi-Fi networks, cellular towers and Bluetooth beacons
- powered by the open source beacondb-graph Python application
- created by @pinguin@toot.teckids.org
beacondb-stats
- a Python tool that collects data from beacondb.net/stats.json and appends it to a CSV file
- also created by @pinguin@toot.teckids.org

Feel free to reach out to me if anything is missing

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

Open Registration with Application questionnaire.

If you have a question or comment you can post in !meta@retrofed.com or message @DosDude@retrofed.com or @Die4Ever@retrofed.com

In case of downtime and/or emergency, we will post updates on @DosDude@mastodon.social

Some rules we try to uphold:

Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)

Joel Koen - the main developer and project leader: https://joel.net.au/
Definitely consider donating to support his great work: https://liberapay.com/joelkoen/

NeoStumbler (collects cellular towers, as well as Wi-Fi networks and Bluetooth beacons)
- Download on F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/xyz.malkki.neostumbler.fdroid/
- Source code on GitHub: https://github.com/mjaakko/NeoStumbler
Tower Collector (only collects cellular towers)
- Download on F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/info.zamojski.soft.towercollector/
- Source code on GitHub: https://github.com/zamojski/TowerCollector

Map: beacondb.net/map
beacondb.derpingu.in
- a constantly updated graph visualizing the contributions of Wi-Fi networks, cellular towers and Bluetooth beacons
- powered by the open source beacondb-graph Python application
- created by @pinguin@toot.teckids.org
beacondb-stats
- a Python tool that collects data from beacondb.net/stats.json and appends it to a CSV file
- also created by @pinguin@toot.teckids.org

Feel free to reach out to me if anything is missing

Joel Koen - the main developer and project leader: https://joel.net.au/
Definitely consider donating to support his great work: https://liberapay.com/joelkoen/

NeoStumbler (collects cellular towers, as well as Wi-Fi networks and Bluetooth beacons)
- Download on F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/xyz.malkki.neostumbler.fdroid/
- Source code on GitHub: https://github.com/mjaakko/NeoStumbler
Tower Collector (only collects cellular towers)
- Download on F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/info.zamojski.soft.towercollector/
- Source code on GitHub: https://github.com/zamojski/TowerCollector

Map: beacondb.net/map
beacondb.derpingu.in
- a constantly updated graph visualizing the contributions of Wi-Fi networks, cellular towers and Bluetooth beacons
- powered by the open source beacondb-graph Python application
- created by @pinguin@toot.teckids.org
beacondb-stats
- a Python tool that collects data from beacondb.net/stats.json and appends it to a CSV file
- also created by @pinguin@toot.teckids.org

Feel free to reach out to me if anything is missing

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

Open Registration with Application questionnaire.

If you have a question or comment you can post in !meta@retrofed.com or message @DosDude@retrofed.com or @Die4Ever@retrofed.com

In case of downtime and/or emergency, we will post updates on @DosDude@mastodon.social

Some rules we try to uphold:

Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)

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