What is the most accurate geolocation?
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What is the most accurate geolocation?
MaxMind’s GeoIP City database, which is optimized for locating end-users, was by far the most accurate in geolocating the French DSL users, accurately geolocating 70\% of addresses within 10km of the ground truth. While MaxMind is proud of this performance, the study is several years old now.
Why is IP location not accurate?
The problem is where the user using a specific IP address is precisely located. Each ISP distributes small pools of the IP addresses to the regional providers. And because of that, we can determine in which region of the country which IP address is used.
Is geolocation IP address accurate?
IP-based geolocation services provide 55 percent to 80 percent accuracy for a user’s region or state. And they provide 50 percent to 75 percent accuracy for a user’s city. In practice, the actual accuracy may vary from provider to provider and depending on the location of the device.
Is geolocation DB free?
GeoLite2 databases are free IP geolocation databases comparable to, but less accurate than, MaxMind’s GeoIP2 databases. The GeoLite2 Country, City, and ASN databases are updated weekly, every Tuesday.
How do you correct geolocation?
Request a location correction
- Anyone with some time and a little patience can submit a request to have a geolocation provider make an update.
- Ask your content provider which geolocation provider they use and how to contact them.
- Contact the geolocation provider.
- Wait for the geolocation provider to approve your request.
Why is my PC location wrong?
If you receive your internet service from an ISP (internet Service Provider), then you are likely to be placed in the wrong location. The last location that is sent back is the last building/terminal of your ISP before it reaches you. This could be in another state or even miles away from your correct location.
Why is my geo location wrong?
Why is my IP geolocation wrong? IP geolocation is only an approximate physical location of an IP address. If you IP geolocation is wrong, it is because the IP database has mapped your location incorrectly. IP geolocation database providers do updates frequently and your location may be fixed in the next update.
What is precise geolocation?
Precise Geolocation Information means information obtained from a device about the physical location of that device that is sufficiently precise to locate a specific individual or device with reasonable specificity.
Do police use IP addresses?
No, most police work doesn’t involve IP addresses and tracking of phones.
How accurate is your geolocation data?
Rough measure of geolocation accuracy Country: 95\% to 99\% accuracy Region (State): 55\% to 80\% accuracy City:50\% to 75\% accuracy
What is geolocation and how does it work?
Through GeoLocation, we can map IP addresses to the country, region, city, latitude/longitude, ISP, etc. All of this information is collected and stored in different database from different registrars. Some registrars may be very accurate in providing information about their IP, though some may enter not updated or incorrect data.
Why is it so hard to find the geolocation of an IP address?
Also, the blocks of IP addresses assigned to many companies can, in turn, assign them to their users however they want without geographic boundaries. This makes very difficult to pinpoint geolocation of an IP address.
Are there any commercially available geolocation databases?
There are a number of commercially available geolocation databases and their pricing and accuracy may vary. Ip2location, MaxMind, and Tamo Soft offer a fee-based database that can be easily integrated into a web application.