Collaborative geolocation of an access point

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions, wherein, when executed by the computer system, the program instructions cause the computer system to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, associated with first access points, first information specifying first locations of the first access points, first uncertainties in the first locations, and results of wireless scans, wherein given first information received from a given first access point among the first access points comprises a first location of the given first access point, a first uncertainty in the first location and a result of a wireless scan performed by the given first access point;
• providing, addressed to the first access points, second information specifying the first locations, the first uncertainties in the first locations, and the results of the wireless scans;
• and
• receiving, associated with the first access points, third information specifying second locations of the first access points and second uncertainties in the second locations, wherein given third information received from the given first access point among the first access points comprises a second location of the given first access point and a second uncertainty in the second location, and wherein the second location and the second uncertainty comprise revisions to the first location and the first uncertainty.

A method for distributing locations of access points, comprising:

• by a computer system:
• receiving, associated with first access points, first information specifying first locations of the first access points, first uncertainties in the first locations, and results of wireless scans, wherein given first information received from a given first access point among the first access points comprises a first location of the given first access point, a first uncertainty in the first location and a result of a wireless scan performed by the given first access point;
• providing, addressed to the first access points, second information specifying the first locations, the first uncertainties in the first locations, and the results of the wireless scans;
• and
• receiving, associated with the first access points, third information specifying second locations of the first access points and second uncertainties in the second locations, wherein given third information received from the given first access point among the first access points comprises a second location of the given first access point and a second uncertainty in the second location, and wherein the second location and the second uncertainty comprise revisions to the first location and the first uncertainty.