Geolocation APIs such as the Google geolocation API, or the openbmap API, which is compatible with the Google geolocation API, allow look-ups of the geographical location (latitude and longitude co-ordinates) of cell towers and wifi hotspots based on their unique IDs. With access to such an API, we can create our own equivalent service. Services such as OpenCellID typically obtain the location data by calling a remote geolocation web service via an API. Online web applications such as OpenCelliD allow users to enter uniquely identifying information for a cell tower and in return display the location of the corresponding cell tower on an interactive map.įor example, use the above service to identify the location of the cell tower with details:
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