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Re: Geolocation accuracy

From: Jeroen Massar via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2021 14:27:46 +0200

On 2021-10-19 13:39, Hank Nussbacher wrote:

Can anyone recommend a geo-location service with high city accuracy?
Maxmind, for most countries (broadband, which does move) is below 50%accuracy (they claim 68% accuracy for USA cities):https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip2-city-accuracy-comparison?country=&resolution=city&cellular=excluding


What is the purpose of the geo-locating?

As that might influence how much it actually matters where the user is...

Greets,
 Jeroen

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