LocDemo demonstrates the functionality of libwlocate. After startup, it evaluates the current geographic position of the user and displays it within a map. This solution offers geographic localization that works without the use of GPS and without submitting tracking or position data to commercial providers of such services.
| Tags | WLAN WiFi Geolocation GPS WLAN-based location location services gps tracking |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPLv3 |
| Operating Systems | Windows Linux Android |
| Implementation | C C++ Java |
Recent releases


Release Notes: libwlocate and the LocDemo application were ported to Android, allowing the default Android geolocation services to be replaced by a variant with better privacy.


Release Notes: This version contains a tool for recording WLAN information. This information can be loaded in LocDemo later to trace the positions that belong to the stored data.


Release Notes: This version now offers support for zooming into and out of the displayed map. A bug related to the accuracy of the result has been fixed and the RPM packages have been updated to be used with Fedora 14.


Release Notes: This release supports zooming into and out of the displayed map.


Release Notes: This version fixes a bug that sometimes caused a completely wrong location for some parts of the world, and introduces automated zooming of the displayed map.
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