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| | 3 | College student student Dennis Wagenaar has started his 'Wireless Leiden heat map" project. The aim is to convert measurement data on network coverage in a map, similar to for instance this <a href="http://vort.org/media/data/crashes.html"> example</a>. |
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| | 5 | When the web application is available volunteers can enter their data that will be included in the map. Measurement data can be collected by applications like |
| | 6 | Netstumbler, Kismet and possibly an Android application. |
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| | 8 | The map will offer several features: |
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| | 10 | - Show where a good connection is available (e.g. for tourist who want to use the internet) |
| | 11 | - Measure and improve coverage of the network |
| | 12 | - Provide visual insight in trends and developments of the network and its organic growth. |
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| | 15 | The project is very complex and challenging in several ways: |
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| | 17 | - The data sets are very big, measuring information very soon leads to a big bulk of data. Producing an attractive picture is not easy. |
| | 18 | - The representation in the web applicaiton must be simple and accessible in spite of the technical complexity of the system. |
| | 19 | - A plurality of equipment and measuring set ups must be accomodated. |
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| | 21 | Dennis will report on his progress during the course of the project at the volunteer meetings. |
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