Thomas Landspurg is the founder of 8Motions and creator of the OpenCellId project.
OpenCell-ID provides:
- A way to collect samples that will feed the Cell-ID database
- A way to lookup the ID of an already known cell with its position
- All data is downloadable and free, and even the source code of the application is open source
Read the interview with Thomas about the importance and use of Cell-IDs for location-based mobile applications-
Towards free location on all devices
http://social.telematicsupdate.com/content/towards-free-location-all-devices
Keywords: CellID, geo-localization, location based services, location technologies, cell-id