March 12, 2008 12:00 AM PDT

Apple: submit WiFi location information to Skyhook

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In a new Knowledge Base document, Apple encourages users who "experience unexpected results when tapping the Location button in Maps" to submit WiFi location information to Skyhook -- the service used by the iPhone's quasi-GPS function -- in the hope of establishing better accuracy.

Submitting an access point to Skyhook is easy. Navigate to this page, then enter the city you're in, or better yet the address and city, then click "Map It!" Refine the location to an exact point by dragging the marker. The latitude and longitude will be automatically generated. You then need to discover the MAC address for the WiFi point associated with the designated location.

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by targeteer2k May 20, 2008 4:38 PM PDT: Has anyone had success with submitting a WiFi location? I submitted Wifi location information for both home and office and 2 months later my iPhone still does not know my location. The returned map is zoomed out and my true location is not even inside the circle.

Moving down the street 1/4 or 1/2 mile I will get a scarily accurate location even with no WiFi visible where I stand. I'm starting to think adding my location made things worse.

Would be great to hear other submitters experiences.

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