WiGLE

WiGLE (Wireless Geographic Logging Engine) is a crowdsourced database of wireless networks. Volunteers around the world “wardrive” — logging the WiFi access points and Bluetooth devices their equipment observes, together with the GPS coordinates of each observation. UserSearch integrates WiGLE as a Module, making its dataset available directly inside the platform.

What it is

WiGLE aggregates hundreds of millions of network observations submitted by its contributor community. Each record ties a wireless network — identified by its BSSID (hardware MAC address) or SSID (network name) — to one or more geographic sightings. This lets you move between a network identifier and a physical location, which is the core of any wireless-focused OSINT search.

What data it returns

For a given wireless network, WiGLE can surface:

• BSSID / MAC address of the access point or Bluetooth device
• SSID (broadcast network name)
• Geolocation — latitude/longitude of observed sightings, often mappable to a specific area or address
• Network metadata — network type (WiFi / Bluetooth), encryption/authentication mode, channel, and observation timestamps where available

Draft — awaiting confirmation

The exact fields returned, coverage by region, and the freshness of sightings depend on WiGLE’s crowdsourced contributions and are not yet confirmed against a live UserSearch response. WiGLE is a passive OSINT source: it queries an existing crowdsourced database and does not actively probe networks. Treat the specific field list above as indicative until verified.

UserSearch search types and Modules that use it

WiGLE powers the Wireless search type in UserSearch. It is the data source behind all six Wireless Modules, which let you query by:

• BSSID / MAC address
• SSID (network name)
• ZIP / area

across both WiFi and Bluetooth network types.

How to access it in UserSearch

1. Open the Wireless search type.
2. Enter your input — a BSSID, SSID, or ZIP / area — and choose the matching Module.
3. Run the search.

Note

The UserSearch interface warns that a Wireless search “can take up to 60 seconds.” This is expected for WiGLE-backed lookups — allow the search to complete before retrying.

Official site

• WiGLE: https://wigle.net

Reliability note

Draft — reliability

WiGLE’s coverage is crowdsourced, so completeness varies by geography and over time: densely wardriven urban areas tend to have rich, current data, while rural or less-travelled locations may have sparse or dated sightings. A network’s absence from results does not prove it does not exist, and a listed location reflects where the network was observed, which can lag real-world changes. Confirm coverage and freshness expectations against live results before relying on them for a search. These characteristics await confirmation.

Verified against UserSearch v2.0.20