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[*] posted on 4-23-2013 at 10:35 PM
Crowdsourced cellphone coverage maps for Baja


At www.sensorly.com there are cellphone coverage maps for Baja California (and most of the world), created by users who run their app on an Android phone (no iPhone version yet). Most of the Baja detail is for Telcel, as they have the largest market share.

I've been running the app (with a Telcel sim) while in the San Felipe area recently, so it's gradually building a map of the local coverage (or lack of). Green on the map for 3G, blue for 2G, grey for no signal (there's still some coverage gaps on Hwy 5).

The app does consume a bit more battery, but not much. It doesn't use any data (if you have data turned off), as it saves up the gps track and signal strength readings, then uploads them when you're next back on wi-fi.

It'd be good if more people could run this while in Baja, to get more areas mapped (can only be used with a native Telcel/Movistar sim, not AT&T etc roaming). Especially if you're on minor roads (or off-road), very useful for others later to know what cellphone coverage there should be.

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[*] posted on 4-24-2013 at 07:03 AM


Cant imagine anyone gives up privacy for free. How much will they pay me for data?
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[*] posted on 4-24-2013 at 08:02 AM


When I tried it for BCS it only showed coverage info for San Jose Del Cabo.
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[*] posted on 4-24-2013 at 10:30 AM


mtgoat666: the GPS traces are anonymised, you can't tell which person contributed them. Governments already have this information anyway ...

monoloco: the maps show coverage (or not) only for areas where somebody has contributed data. If there's no colored lines, there's no data available yet (grey lines are for where "no coverage" was mapped. That's where others running the app help, to fill in the blank areas.

Rob

[Edited on 2013-4-24 by Riom]
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[*] posted on 4-24-2013 at 10:37 AM


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Originally posted by Riom
mtgoat666: the GPS traces are anonymised, you can't tell which person contributed them.


ya, sure you betcha!
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