Comments on: IP address to geographic details http://www.phoenixheart.net/2009/01/ip-address-to-geographic-details/ phoenix.heart - portfolio & more Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:26:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: WorldSunrisehttp://www.phoenixheart.net/2009/01/ip-address-to-geographic-details/comment-page-1/#comment-6986 WorldSunrise Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:39:14 +0000 http://www.phoenixheart.net/?p=204#comment-6986 Thank you for information! As I can see, it is posible to get full city data from IP adress, and in GeoLiteCity.dat we have full world city datubase, but in HEX. So I vere thinking, is there any posible way to get city data from other Variables, like latitude or country name?   Why am I asking this - because I'm interested to get datubase with city names , long and lat for my <a href="http://www.worldsunrise.info" rel="nofollow">web page</a>! Thank you! Thank you for information! As I can see, it is posible to get full city data from IP adress, and in GeoLiteCity.dat we have full world city datubase, but in HEX. So I vere thinking, is there any posible way to get city data from other Variables, like latitude or country name?
 
Why am I asking this – because I’m interested to get datubase with city names , long and lat for my web page!
Thank you!

]]> By: phoenix.hearthttp://www.phoenixheart.net/2009/01/ip-address-to-geographic-details/comment-page-1/#comment-4344 phoenix.heart Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:47:15 +0000 http://www.phoenixheart.net/?p=204#comment-4344 I totally agree. But nevertheless, they do have purchased accounts which are believed to have better accuracy. I totally agree. But nevertheless, they do have purchased accounts which are believed to have better accuracy.

]]> By: Joequincyhttp://www.phoenixheart.net/2009/01/ip-address-to-geographic-details/comment-page-1/#comment-4334 Joequincy Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:16:53 +0000 http://www.phoenixheart.net/?p=204#comment-4334 The most serious problem I can see with relying on such input to deliver content is that it is rather inaccurate. For example, I live in Lodi, CA but the software returns Modesto, CA (3 cities, or about 36 miles away). While this isn't a problem for delivering general content pertinent to a large area, trying to deliver targeted content (whether it be ads, news, etc.) often fails miserably. It would be wiser to wait for a system more reliable than IP addresses. The most serious problem I can see with relying on such input to deliver content is that it is rather inaccurate. For example, I live in Lodi, CA but the software returns Modesto, CA (3 cities, or about 36 miles away).
While this isn’t a problem for delivering general content pertinent to a large area, trying to deliver targeted content (whether it be ads, news, etc.) often fails miserably. It would be wiser to wait for a system more reliable than IP addresses.

]]> By: You are now listed on FAQPALhttp://www.phoenixheart.net/2009/01/ip-address-to-geographic-details/comment-page-1/#comment-1274 You are now listed on FAQPAL Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:41:39 +0000 http://www.phoenixheart.net/?p=204#comment-1274 <strong>IP address to geographic details...</strong>Today I received a small project to detect the country of web visitors. I've never done something like that before, so as always, I started googling around.... IP address to geographic details…

Today I received a small project to detect the country of web visitors. I’ve never done something like that before, so as always, I started googling around….

]]> By: Patrikhttp://www.phoenixheart.net/2009/01/ip-address-to-geographic-details/comment-page-1/#comment-1232 Patrik Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:22:21 +0000 http://www.phoenixheart.net/?p=204#comment-1232 I just stumbled across this post, and although I am all for cool technology (and I agree, this is cool), there is however just one small issue with this: Most people implementing this, forget to implement a manual override so that the visitor herself can change the language.Why would a user want to switch languages? I know two natural languages, Swedish and English. If I were to go abroad, say Germany, or Japan or wherever, and I go to a site which use geo-localization through IP, I would be unable to interact with that site. Sounds fair?So best bet would be to first check for existence of language setting in a cookie (or if logged in, in the user prefs), then geoIP, and finally have a manual override.Just my 0.02 SEK I just stumbled across this post, and although I am all for cool technology (and I agree, this is cool), there is however just one small issue with this:
Most people implementing this, forget to implement a manual override so that the visitor herself can change the language.

Why would a user want to switch languages? I know two natural languages, Swedish and English. If I were to go abroad, say Germany, or Japan or wherever, and I go to a site which use geo-localization through IP, I would be unable to interact with that site. Sounds fair?

So best bet would be to first check for existence of language setting in a cookie (or if logged in, in the user prefs), then geoIP, and finally have a manual override.

Just my 0.02 SEK

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