Wi-Fi Mapping Project

Ramrod ------------- Area: N Champaign Data files: CSV's Maps: Aerial Street BlogWheels ------------- Area: W Urbana Data files: CSV's Maps: Aerial Street AlexDiana ------------- Area: E Urbana Data files: CSV's Maps: Aerial Street Travel Patrol ------------- Area: Campustown Data files: CSV's Maps: Aerial Street

Flyin' Illini ------------- Area: W Champaign Data files: CSV's Maps: Aerial Street Pathfinders ------------- Area: E Champaign Data files: CSV's Maps: Aerial Street KristinRandi ------------- Area: Philo Road Area Data files: CSV's Maps: Aerial Street

Check-Out Schedule

The check-out schedule is being coordinated by Poodles McGee. Look at Poodles's blog page to see when each group plans to do the mapping (as agreed in class on Monday, 4/18). Submit changes to the schedule directly to Poodles via that page.

Where to Find the Equipment

The bags of equipment are located in the video lab in the Speech Communication Department Office, 244 Lincoln Hall. Ask for the Video Lab or Susana Vazquez.

Areas (in no particular order)

Area	Group	Census Tract	Boundaries
N Champaign Made their own map.	Ramrod	7	Prospect, Market, I-74, Bradley
W Central Urbana Download file	BlogWheels	51, 58	University, Michigan, Busey, Broadway
E Central Urbana Download file	AlexDiana	51	University, Michigan, Broadway, Johnson
Campustown Download file	Travel Patrol	3, 4	Springfield, Gregory, RR Tracks, Wright
W Downtown Champaign Download file	Flyin' Illini	1, 2, 3	RR Tracks, Springfield, State, First
E Downtown Champaign Download file	Pathfinders	2, 3	Grove, Springfield, First, Wright
Philo Road Download file	KristinRandi	57	Florida, Amber, Cottage Grove, E edge of Census Tract 57

Ramrod Brian Blum Siddhartha Raja   Path Finders Karla Dixon Ellen Moore Shoshana Magnet   Blogwheels Michael Eisenwasser Julie Levinson   KristinRandi Randi Herzberg Kristin Schwind   AlexDiana Alex Jean-Charles Diana Mahmood

Travel Protectors / Travel Patrol Janai Randolph Michael Woods   Flyin' Illini Bryan Ballard Kyle Young   Conscientious Objectors Victor Pickard John Anderson Camille Johnson   Unassigned Keli Change Jamila Johnson

Here are pictures of what the equipment should look like if it is set-up properly:

1. Palmtop w/keyboard open
2. Network card inserted into palmtop
3. Threading thick antenna cable and GPS cable out window
4. Antenna on hood, GPS on roof
5. Hood mount, close-up

• Camille will post demographic information on this blog
• Willoughby will post local policy connections on this blog

Here is an optional short reading that describes what we are doing, with pictures:

Byers, S. & Kormann, D. (2003, May). 802.11b Access Point Mapping. Communications of the ACM 46(5): 41-46.

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