CloudServices/Location

Objective

The Mozilla Location Service is an open service which lets devices determine their location based on network infrastructure like WiFi access points and cell towers.

The service is accessible at https://location.services.mozilla.com

Contributing

There are various ways to contribute, please refer to https://location.services.mozilla.com/ for details.

FAQ

Every project has some frequently asked questions.

Goals

• Provide a highly accurate geolocation service for any device and in any country, based on publicly sent signal information (like cell towers, Wi-Fi, IP addresses).
• Improve the privacy aspects of the geolocation service compared to the current market offerings.

Links

• Relevant projects and literature
• Overview of existing data sources

Bug reporting

• Bugs can be reported in the general Bugzilla tracker under the Mozilla Services :: Location component (for legal, operations, or unknown category)
• A list of open bugs: Location bugs
• Bugs specific to the Mozilla Stumbler application and the Ichnaea Service should be reported in their respective github issue trackers.

Communication

• Join the #geo channel on Mozilla's IRC server (irc.mozilla.org).
• You can subscribe to the mailing list at https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-geolocation