If you are a WiFi Operator or a Community Network with a network of more than 10
Hotspots you may submit your Location Data with our Bulk Import Process as described
below.
For smaller networks and single Hotspots, please use our online interface to add
your locations (you need to be logged in with your free user account):
>>Add Locations Online
Bulk Import Process
For bulk imports of Hotspot Locations (> 10 locations) of a operator/community we have defined
a data format in csv format (can be generated with Microsoft Excel or directly exported from your
database engine).
Steps:
- Create a Manager Account and a Operator Profile
- Create a csv file containing all Hotspots
- Validate the csv file online
- Submit your csv file
- (optional)Apply minor modifications online
Step 1: Set up a user account and a operator profile on Hotspot-Locations.com
In order to manage your data, we require the Hotspot Operator/Community to be listed in our
directory.
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If your Company is not already listed, then you will have to set up a user account,
and create a operator profile which will be associated to your User Account.
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If your company is already listed, then you might only want associate the operator profile
to your user account. Create a user account and contact us to make you the Operator contact.
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If you are already a registered user and associated with the Hotspot Operator then you can skip this
step.
>> Create a User Account on Hotspot-Locations.com
>> Create a Operator Profile (must be logged in with your User Account)
Step 2: Create a csv data file
All Hotspot Data delivered to us for bulk inclusion in our database has to conform
to our data format shown below.
The following table defines the fields which can be provided by the network operator (those marked with 'M' are mandatory).
The first line of the csv file can contain the field names, the following lines have to contain columns with the field values.
A csv file containing a example location can be downloaded here: example.csv.
| Field identifier | Opt/
Mand | csv Pos (col) | Description | Type |
| HOTSPOT | O | 0 | internal identifier | leave empty or any text (ignored) |
| UPDATESTATUS | O | 1 | Is this a new Hotspot, or a modification? | NEW (default) or UPDATE |
| ID | O | 2 | Identifier of Hotspot | number |
| PROVIDER | M | 3 | Operator Name | Name of the Operator as registered with Hotspot-Locations |
| ADDRESS | M | 4 | Adress of Hotspot | Text (up to 255 characters) |
| CITY | M | 5 | City of Hotspot location | Text (up to 63 characters) |
| STATE | O | 6 | State of Hotspot location | Text (up to 31 characters) |
| COUNTRY | M | 7 | Country | 2 Char ISO Country Code {CH, US, DE,...} |
| POSTCODE | O | 8 | Postalcode of Hotspot location | Text (up to 31 characters) |
| AIRPORTCODE | O | 9 | Airport Code (if applicable) | Text (up to 63 characters) |
| LOCATION_DESC | O | 10 | Location description (rooms, lobby,..) | Text (up to 127 characters) |
| PHONE | O | 11 | Contact phone number | "+1-415-885-0200" |
| EMAIL | O | 12 | Contact E-mail | Text (up to 255 characters) |
| NAME | M | 13 | Name of the Location | Text (up to 127 characters) |
| TYPE | M | 14 | Type of Hotspot | see below: Type values |
| ACCESS | O | 15 | Terms of Access | see below: Access values |
| SSID | O | 16 | SSID | Network identifier: Text (up to 63 characters) |
| TECHNOLOGY | O | 17 | WLAN Technology used | see below: Technology values |
| ACTIVATION | O | 18 | Open for use | see below: Activation values |
| DESCRIPTION | O | 19 | Description of Hotspot | Text (up to 255 characters) |
| URL | O | 20 | Information URL | Text (up to 255 characters) |
| LONGITUDE | O | 21 | Longitude | Longitude format |
| LATITUDE | O | 22 | Latitude | Latitude format |
| LAUNCH_DATE | O | 23 | Launch Date of Hotspot | "2002-11-05 08:36:27" |
| IMGFILE | O | 24 | Name of image file (in ZIP file) | Text (up to 127 characters) |
The following tables contain the legal values for the respective fields above:
| Type values (words are case-sensitive!) |
| value in cvs file | description | | Airport | Airport | | | BarCafe | Bar/Coffee Shop | | | BusStation | Bus Station | | | ConventionCenter | Convention Center/Fair | | | Entertainment | Entertainment Venue | | | GasStation | Gas Station | | | Hospital | Hospital | | | Hotel | Hotel | | | InternetCafe | Internet Cafe | | | Marina | Marina | | | Cinema | Movie Theatre | | | Museum | Museum | | | Office | Office Building | | | Other | Other | | | Park | Park | | | PhoneBooth | Phone Booth | | | PostOffice | Post Office | | | PublicBldg | Public Building | | | PublicSpace | Public Space | | | RailwayStation | Railway Station | | | Residential | Residential Area | | | Restaurant | Restaurant | | | Retail | Retail | | | School | School/University | | | HighwayServiceArea | Service Area | | | ShoppingMall | Shopping Mall | |
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| Access values (words are case-sensitive!) |
| value in cvs file | description | | freenoreg | free | | | freereg | free, registration | | | commercial | commercial | |
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| Activation values (words are case-sensitive!) |
| value in cvs file | description | | active | active | | | planned | planned | | | soon | soon | | | inactive | inactive | | | closed | closed | |
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| Technology values (words are case-sensitive!) |
| value in cvs file | description | | 802.11b | WLAN (802.11b,Wi-Fi) | | | 802.11a | WLAN (802.11a, Wi-Fi5) | | | 802.11g | WLAN (802.11g, 55Mbps) | | | Bluetooth | Bluetooth | | | 802.11bBluetooth | WLAN(802.11b) + Bluetooth | |
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If you want to add pictures of your locations to your data then send us a file in 'zip' format, containing the images
in JPEG format. We recommend a picture size of 800 by 600 pixels. Note that the maximum size for pictures is 100 KB.
Larger files will be ignored. The IMGFILE field contains the name of the image file which you have included in the zip-File.
This name will not be displayed on our web page and is for internal use only.
In the csv format ALL columns have to be included for every hotspot. Optional fields which are not
defined or left empty must be represented by an empty field ;; in the record.
Lines starting with '#' will be ignored (comments).
A csv format example might look like this (should be one line per record):
Hotspot-Locations;NEW;1;Surf and Sip;474 3rd Street;San Francisco;CA;CA
;94107;;;(415) 392-8353;;SNS (Office);Hotel;commercial;SurfandSip;
802.11b;active;a description;http://www.ibm.com;81.12;12.423;
1.1.2004;thefile.jpg
only with minimal information (should be one line per record):
Hotspot-Locations;NEW;;Surf and Sip;474 3rd Street;San Francisco;;CA;
94107;;;;;SNS (Office);Hotel;;;;;;;;;;
Download our example csv file
Step 3: Validate your csv file online
If you are done creating your csv file, you can validate using our online validation interface.
Note: You have to be logged in with your Hotspot-Locations user account in order to validate files.
Step 4: Submit your csv file to Hotspot-Locations
After you have successfully validated your csv file, please mail it to contact @ hotspot-locations.com.
You will be notified as soon as your data is inserted into our database.
Apply minor modifications online
Whenever you are logged in to Hotspot-Locations.com with your user account, you can edit
your provider profile and your registered Hotspot data online.
Edit Operator Profile:- Go to the detail view of the operator
- Click the button 'Edit Data' on the lower left side of the detail box.
Edit Hotspot Detail Information:- Go to the detail view of the Hotspot you want to modify
- Click the button 'Edit Data' on the lower left side of the detail box.
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