Its possible to get locations on mobiles phones using the Symbian SDKs (S60 & UIQ). The S60 3rd and 5th edition SDKs have got this capability. Steve Obbayi Tel: +1 202 470 0575 cell: +254 722 627691 _____ From: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of jude mwenda Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 2:50 PM To: Skunkworks forum Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] GPS locations of mobile phone base stations Hi.. ashford please tell.. i am interested in that api.. also the fact that it is in python.. 2009/6/24 Ashford Maina <kuriashford@gmail.com> Once had an API in python that could query base stations, i think part of the Info it returned was its location, let me try to install it on my New phone and get the data again. Ashford K. Maina, Laurence <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/l/laurence_j_peter.html> J. Peter - "If two wrongs don't make a right, try three." 2009/6/24 jude mwenda <judemwenda@gmail.com> yea, then make it into an API where we could have a development community making use of the API to provide location based services. 2009/6/23 Erik Hersman <erik@zungu.com> Thanks Jude. It would be interesting if we could keep an open running database of that for at least Nairobi. It could power a lot of location based apps. Erik Hersman On Jun 23, 2009, at 5:02 PM, jude mwenda wrote: well, i do not know of anyone but this could be of help. http://www.opencellid.org/ it also has an api <http://www.opencellid.org/api> http://www.opencellid.org/api i like it. well occasionally the providers switch the cell tower id's. so i do not know if the update is reflected on the api.. 2009/6/23 Erik Hersman <erik@zungu.com> I heard a rumor about someone getting the GPS locations for the towers (base stations) for the mobile operators in Kenya. Anyone know anything about that? Erik Hersman www.AfriGadget.com www.WhiteAfrican.com _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Skunkworks announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general -- Regards Jude Mwenda "Was ist mein Leben, wenn ich nicht mehr nützlich für andere." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Skunkworks announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Skunkworks announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general -- Regards Jude Mwenda "Was ist mein Leben, wenn ich nicht mehr nützlich für andere." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Skunkworks announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Skunkworks announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general -- Regards Jude Mwenda "Was ist mein Leben, wenn ich nicht mehr nützlich für andere." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe