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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I don’t think google Earth will help in an area that small.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I would recommend you use the manual site survey method for this one<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">With the area you’re talking about you’ll probably require more than<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">This will also come down to what antennas your sensors have too.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">(ie what strength they require at their respective locations to maintain reliable communications and whether there will be
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> melbwireless-bounces@lists.wireless.org.au [mailto:melbwireless-bounces@lists.wireless.org.au]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>emdeex<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 14 February 2014 11:10 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Melbourne Wireless; Melbwireless<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [MLB-WIRELESS] WiFi signal mapper for project planning?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I remember seeing a link here to a tool that could use Google Maps(?) terrain data to predict signal strength at various locations?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I've a project site over a hectare or so, with one building for an AP.. I'd like to put some WiFi connected sensor nodes at various places around the site.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If I could use a tool to plan signal strength at various places on the site, it would save a labor-intensive site survey.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any ideas appreciated,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Murray<o:p></o:p></p>
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