Wireless Mapping Softwarel
After discovering the available access points one thing you can do with this data is create maps based on the results of the network and GPS data. Wireless tools will log the current GPS location, signal strength, and attributes of each access point. Based on this information these tools can guess where the access point is on the assumption that the closer you get to an AP, the stronger there signal will be. These software will automatically process this information for you.
StumbVerter is an application that uses MapPoint2004 to plot data from files in the NetStumbler format. This saves you the hassle of manually inputting this information into MapPoint or another mapping tool. It also creates NetStumbler-style icons on the map for each access point. Green icons represent non-en-crypted network, and red icons indicate networks using WEP To use StumbVerter, click the Import button and select a saved NetStumbler scan. Once the map is loaded you can select View/Show All AP Name and Info to get additional information about each network, including the SSID and MAC address. The normal MapPoint 2004 controls are available, so you can zoom and edit the map just like you would in MapPoint. If you are satisfied with map, you can save it off to one of the following file formats MapPoint file, bitmap, or HTML page Download this software now
GPSMap is included with the Kismet wireless monitoring package. It imports Kismet GPS and networks files and then plots the network locations on maps from a variety of sources GPSMap is probably the most versatile wireless GPSMapping tool generator available and supports many drawing options for each access point. Maps can be made based on the estimated range of each network, the power output, a scatter plot, or all of these options together. Although it is extremely flexible, GPSMap can be a bit command-line intensive.Download this software now
JiGLE is a Java client for viewing data from the WiGLE.net database of wireless networks WiGLE.net currently has over 270,000 wireless networks listed in its database. JiGLE reads in network and GPS data from WiGLE map packs. By default comes with a map pack for Chicago, but you just need to register to download any other available pack for other parts of the country. The client itself can also read in your own NetStumbler or Kismet results file and plot the network points on map you provideDownload this software now
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