imuneer / mozlosh

Bash script to get location from Mozilla location service

mozlosh

Mozilla location shell**:** mozlosh

Description

Bash script to get location from WiFi with [http://location.services.mozilla.com/](Mozilla location service).

What this script does :

• runs a command to get wireless stations around
• retreives BSSID, channel, frequency and signal power (depends of command)
• uses Mozilla location service API to get the position

Mozilla API : https://mozilla-ichnaea.readthedocs.org/en/latest/api/search.html

Tested on GNU & Linux, the script could work on MacOS, feedback needed.

Dependencies

• jq http://stedolan.github.io/jq/

and one of

• iwlist (needs sudo) (GNU & Linux)
• nmcli from network-manager (GNU & Linux)
• wicd-cli from wicd (GNU & Linux)
• airport (mac)

Mozilla API accepts :

• key : BSSID
• channel
• frequency
• signal level in dbm

All commands don't show all informations

• iwlist : all fields
• nmcli : BSSID, frequency
• wicd-cli : BSSID, channel
• airport : BSSID, channel, signal level

nmcli shows signal level but not in DBM, I can't find the unit ;-)

TODO

• better output with http://stedolan.github.io/jq/