Difference between revisions of "What is OpenCellID"
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|'''OpenCellID''' is the world's largest collaborative community project that collects GPS positions of cell towers, used free of charge, for a multitude of commercial and private purposes.<br> | |'''OpenCellID''' is the world's largest collaborative community project that collects GPS positions of cell towers, used free of charge, for a multitude of commercial and private purposes.<br> | ||
− | More than | + | More than 49,000 contributors have already registered with OpenCellID, contributing more than 1 million new measurements every day in average to the OpenCellID database. <u>[http://opencellid.org/#&action=statistics.measurements&sortByRadio=4&dateFrom=&dateTo=&mcc=&mnc= Detailed statistics]</u> are available in real time. |
The OpenCellID project was primarily created to serve as a '''data source for GSM localisation'''.<br> | The OpenCellID project was primarily created to serve as a '''data source for GSM localisation'''.<br> | ||
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OpenCellID provides '''100% free Cell ID data''' (CC-BY-SA 3.0 license).<br> | OpenCellID provides '''100% free Cell ID data''' (CC-BY-SA 3.0 license).<br> | ||
The OpenCellID database is published under a <u>[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons]</u> open content license with the intention of promoting free use and redistribution of the data. | The OpenCellID database is published under a <u>[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons]</u> open content license with the intention of promoting free use and redistribution of the data. | ||
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+ | All data uploaded by any of the contributors can also be downloaded again free of charge - no exceptions! | ||
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===[[Glossary]]=== | ===[[Glossary]]=== |
Revision as of 19:07, 3 January 2015
What is OpenCellID?
OpenCellID is the world's largest collaborative community project that collects GPS positions of cell towers, used free of charge, for a multitude of commercial and private purposes. More than 49,000 contributors have already registered with OpenCellID, contributing more than 1 million new measurements every day in average to the OpenCellID database. Detailed statistics are available in real time. The OpenCellID project was primarily created to serve as a data source for GSM localisation. OpenCellID provides 100% free Cell ID data (CC-BY-SA 3.0 license). All data uploaded by any of the contributors can also be downloaded again free of charge - no exceptions! |