https://github.com/watson/wifi-triangulate

Finds your current position on planet earth using the wifi access points in your vicinity
https://github.com/watson/wifi-triangulate

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Finds your current position on planet earth using the wifi access points in your vicinity

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/watson/wifi-triangulate
• Owner: watson
• License: mit
• Created: 2015-06-13T23:31:55.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2016-04-23T14:25:43.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-12T06:40:44.242Z (4 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 7.81 KB
• Stars: 69
• Watchers: 8
• Forks: 6
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# wifi-triangulate

Finds your current position on planet earth using the wifi access points

in your vicinity 

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## Installation

```

npm install wifi-triangulate

```

## Usage

This module requires that the wifi card on your computer is active and

that you have access to the internet in order to communicate with Google

so that it can triangulate your position.

```js

var triangulate = require('wifi-triangulate')

triangulate(function (err, location) {

  if (err) throw err

  console.log(location) // => { lat: 38.0690894, lng: -122.8069356, accuracy: 42 }

})

```

## CLI

Install wifi-triangulate as a global module to use it as a CLI:

```sh

npm install --global wifi-triangulate

```

Now just execute the `wifi-triangulate` command:

```sh

$ wifi-triangulate

{

    "lat": 38.0690894,

    "lng": -122.8069356,

    "accuracy": 42

}

```

## License

MIT