I've started a Brainstorm here to discuss ways of making use of the Google gelocation API to locate the position of the Maemo device. This method uses wifi access points to get a position and so can be used indoors and in built up city areas where there is no clear view of the sky.

An example of the process and source code can be found here and the developer's blog about it can be found here.

The idea is to use this as a personal location tool, a method to locate lost or stolen devices or even to create location aware profiles.

I understand that he iphone and android devices have quite a few versions of this already, but I like my N900 and would rather stick with it.

Please vote and propose solutions to this brainstrom thingy.

as I posted in the other thread: this is not google but skyhook wireless.
have you tried to email them? because this is on ovi already http://www.skyhookwireless.com/mapsbooster/

merged or actually deleted the double posts you from the previous thread

Please have a look at your control panel for posts you already made.

From the source code:

# Copyright (C) 2010 Kees Cook <kees@outflux.net>
# License: GPLv3
# Find location of a MAC address via Google Location Services
# http://code.google.com/p/gears/wiki/GeolocationAPI


I opened a new thread as the Brainstorm rules state that the details of the brainstorm must be the first post in the thread discussing the brainstorm.

Maps booster looks interesting but I'm more looking to open a discussion on ways of tracking lost or stolen devices, also location aware profiles.

You may edit your starting posts anytime! The details must be in the first post does not mean that you must start a new thread if you forgot to put relevant details to it.

There is another thread on tracking or disabling your phone, http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=42433

those titles share their meaning

Righto. Thanks.