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TOWARDS A UBIQUITOUS CITY: WIFI SIGNAL SURVEY AND MAPPING FOR THE TOWN OF BLACKSBURG. Renee LoSapio Urban Affairs and Planning In Collaboration with the Center for Geospatial Information Technology Virginia Tech, 2012. Objective.
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TOWARDS A UBIQUITOUS CITY: WIFI SIGNAL SURVEY AND MAPPING FOR THE TOWN OF BLACKSBURG Renee LoSapio Urban Affairs and Planning In Collaboration with the Center for Geospatial Information Technology Virginia Tech, 2012
Objective To better understand the wireless network connectivity throughout Blacksburg and the Virginia Tech Campus. Renee LoSapio Urban Affairs and Planning In Collaboration with the Center for Geospatial Information Technology Virginia Tech, 2012
Relevance to Planning • Safety and emergency planning • Interaction with public space • Civic engagement • Communicating ideas Renee LoSapio Urban Affairs and Planning In Collaboration with the Center for Geospatial Information Technology Virginia Tech, 2012
Data and Devices • Information Recorded: scan ID, scan subID, date/time, XY location, MACaddress, SSID, security, signal strength, and radio frequency • Device: Samsung Dart Android & Kindle Fire Renee LoSapio Urban Affairs and Planning In Collaboration with the Center for Geospatial Information Technology Virginia Tech, 2012
Scanner Settings Wi-Fi Scanner application developed by CGIT • WiFi Access • Dual Scan Mode • Zoom Features • Manual Pin-Point location • Points cataloged on device Renee LoSapio Urban Affairs and Planning In Collaboration with the Center for Geospatial Information Technology Virginia Tech, 2012
Procedure • Scanned every 30 feet (10 strides) • 180 degree survey pivots • Data converted to shape file then filtered by various attributes IDW interpolation: • cell size=1 ft • power of 2 • fixed radius of 20 ft Renee LoSapio Urban Affairs and Planning In Collaboration with the Center for Geospatial Information Technology Virginia Tech, 2012
Renee LoSapio Urban Affairs and Planning In Collaboration with the Center for Geospatial Information Technology Virginia Tech, 2012 Data Source: http://www.lib.vt.edu/subjects/maps/
Renee LoSapio Urban Affairs and Planning In Collaboration with the Center for Geospatial Information Technology Virginia Tech, 2012 Data Source: http://www.lib.vt.edu/subjects/maps/ Renee LoSapio Urban Affairs and Planning In Collaboration with the Center for Geospatial Information Technology Virginia Tech, 2012
Renee LoSapio Urban Affairs and Planning In Collaboration with the Center for Geospatial Information Technology Virginia Tech, 2012 Data Source: http://www.lib.vt.edu/subjects/maps/
Renee LoSapio Urban Affairs and Planning In Collaboration with the Center for Geospatial Information Technology Virginia Tech, 2012 Renee LoSapio Urban Affairs and Planning In Collaboration with the Center for Geospatial Information Technology Virginia Tech, 2012 Data Source: http://www.lib.vt.edu/subjects/maps/
Renee LoSapio Urban Affairs and Planning In Collaboration with the Center for Geospatial Information Technology Virginia Tech, 2012 Data Source: http://www.lib.vt.edu/subjects/maps/
Renee LoSapio Urban Affairs and Planning In Collaboration with the Center for Geospatial Information Technology Virginia Tech, 2012 Renee LoSapio Urban Affairs and Planning In Collaboration with the Center for Geospatial Information Technology Virginia Tech, 2012 Data Source: http://www.lib.vt.edu/subjects/maps/
Improvements • Device variation • Use yard/meter pulleys • Weather conditions • Other spatial uncertainties Renee LoSapio Urban Affairs and Planning In Collaboration with the Center for Geospatial Information Technology Virginia Tech, 2012 WiFi Signal Survey Map, Created by Quingning Chen, Kelsey Fryling, XiaxuanPeng, and Will Kinton Virginia Tech 2012
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