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Mapping the Wireless World

• A map is a representation of real-world geographical features onto which additional data can be overlaid.

• A basic feature of a map is the projection—the way geographical features have been drawn on the paper.

• A map’s scale is the relative measure of the units of distance on the paper that map to the real-world environment.

• Coordinates are a pair of numbers that identify a position in a two-dimensional plane with respect to a fixed datum. The most commonly used coordinate system consists of latitude and longitude.

Mapping WarDrives Using StumbVerter

• StumbVerter, a free program available for download from www.michiganwireless.org/tools/Stumbverter/, allows you to import your NetStumbler data sets into Microsoft MapPoint and generate maps.

• StumbVerter is easy to install, requiring no additional setup beyond executing the setup program.

• Before you can import your NetStumbler data into MapPoint with StumbVerter, you must export it to the NetStumbler Summary file format.

Mapping WarDrives Using DiGLE from WiGLE

• The Delphi Geographic Logging Engine (DiGLE) is available for download from the Wireless Geographic Logging Engine (WiGLE) Web site at www.wigle.net/gps/gps/GPSDB/dl/.

• DiGLE does not require the purchase of a commercial mapping program. However, you must download the WiGLE MapPack of the area you want to map from www.wigle.net/gps/gps/GPSDB/mappacks.

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