background preloader

GeoLocation

Facebook Twitter

Geolocation of IP addresses using GeoIP and Google Maps. People mean totally different things when they use the word “hack”. To me, hacking is what Dr. Frankenstein did just before he created his monster. Today’s creation will glue a few parts together to make a web site that will show the geographical location of an IP address on Google Maps. This script also lets the user look up the geolocation by DNS hostname. The advantage of my approach over some others on the net is that this method is totally free and requires no API key.

I’ve also made it portable to shared hosting sites, and it will run just as easily on Linux, OSX or Windows web servers. Screenshot of iplocate.php in action First, an ingredients list: A web server or web hosting site that supports PHP.A copy of the latest version of MaxMind’s GeoIP City database, which provides the mappings from IP to map coordinates in latitude and longitude. Once you have everything ready, all you need to do is download this PHP script, and customize it in a few places: … It lives, my creation LIVES… Geolocation Database Providers. There are a variety of geolocation database providers for determining a users location. Geolocation Fields ComparisonGeolocation Accuracy Comparison Neustar IP Intelligence (Formerly known as Quova) What can our IP geolocation data do for you? By knowing the geographical location of your website visitors, you can: ELEVATE your marketing with localized content and adsPROTECT customers and your brand by fighting online fraudENSURE you stay compliant with your industry's regulations Quality is the key.

With data collectors across the globe feeding our IP database, our information is processed through both automation and human intelligence. To accelerate your business, gain the power and precision of Neustar IP Intelligence today. Website: www.neustar.com GeoIP® by MaxMind GeoIP® is the proprietary technology that drives MaxMind's IP geolocation data and services. The idea behind GeoIP is simple but the process is complex. Website: www.maxmind.com IP2Location Website: www.ip2location.com IPligence. Html5 geolocation - Pesquisa Google. HTML 5 Geolocation Demo and Examples. Geolocation. HTML5 Apps: Positioning with Geolocation. HTML5 Geolocation API – how accurate is it, really? « The Page Not Found Blog.

If you are a developer building applications that require location information then you need to know what is really possible with the HTML5 Geolocation API and not a bunch of hype. The blog post attempts to give you some insight into how it works with desktop and mobile browsers as well as having a greater appreciation for what is and what isn’t possible. I’m going to show you that accuracy depends on many factors, some of which are beyond your control, and at best the location information returned by the API is just an approximation. [Editors note: as of June 29th, 2013 Part 2 of this post is now available] Most common use case. For the most part, HTML5 Geolocation works just fine in dense urban areas when you are stationary with your laptop or smartphone Wifi turned on. How does the API work? As an example to show you what type of information is sent to a Location Service, I did some basic testing with Firefox 11.

GET /maps/api/browserlocation/json? Not all browsers support HTML5.