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So one of the sources listed is http://opencellid.de/ http://opencellid.de/ and there are similar services for the other countries tracking mobile phones. Can
by thefreeman 12y ago
So one of the sources listed is http://opencellid.de/ http://opencellid.de/ and there are similar services for the other countries tracking mobile phones.
Can anyone familiar with this explain how this type of service is possible?
From my limited understanding, it seems like these services all track / utilize cell phone base stations, which I understand to essentially be the device that connects you to the network. But how do they identify the positions of all of the mobile devices utilizing each station? Is this something that is openly broadcasted by the base stations?
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- dan1234 12y agoThe OpenCellID data is collected by volunteers via smartphone apps. The location of the phones on the map is where they were when they reported the base station.
- samwillis 12y agoThe maps on the OP's posting only show the location of cell base stations, not the positions of mobile devices. There is more of them than you realise...