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# How does the iPod touch detect your location?
- URL: https://kudithipudi.org/how-does-the-ipod-touch-detect-your-location/
- Published: 2008-12-02T04:50:46.000Z
- Updated: 2008-12-02T04:50:46.000Z
- Description: If you are the proud owner of an iPod touch, you would have noticed that the Google maps application on it identifies your current location with...
- Author: admin
- Tags: Mac, Networking, Rantings, Technology, Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-23 02:32

If you are the proud owner of an [iPod touch](http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/?ref=kudithipudi.org), you would have noticed that the Google maps application on it identifies your current location with scary preciseness. Every wonder, how the touch manages to do that without a [GPS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global%5FPositioning%5FSystem?ref=kudithipudi.org) or cellular receiver? Apparently, Apple uses a service from a company called [Skyhook Wireless](http://www.skyhookwireless.com/?ref=kudithipudi.org) to do this. And how does Skyhook achieve this? They drive around in vehicles scanning for wi-fi signals and create a database that matches the SSID and MAC Address with the physical address. Put on your tin hats folks!! 🙂

Some interesting links

Apple’s use of Skyhook : [http://www.skyhookwireless.com/inaction/apple.php](http://www.skyhookwireless.com/howitworks/wps.php?ref=kudithipudi.org)

How Skyhook does it : [http://www.skyhookwireless.com/howitworks/wps.php](http://www.skyhookwireless.com/howitworks/wps.php?ref=kudithipudi.org)