On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:05:37 -0400 Chris Murphy <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Jun 13, 2013, at 7:08 PM, Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > https://geoip.stg.fedoraproject.org/city > > How is this working? It's a simple mod_wsgi server using the geoip-geolite city database. > With a WiFi access point MAC address entered > into Skyhook it has the location within +/- 20 feet from the actual > location. But the lat/long from the URL above is about 1.5 miles off. In order for the above you would have to: a) have wireless b) activate it. c) scan for all wireless networks. d) transmit all that info over the net. e) use some non free database of wireless access points. This is no go on multiple accounts, IMHO. ;) > I mean, that's probably fine for the purposes of setting the > date/time unless I'm precariously close to a boundary (which I'm > not), but the sigfigs used in the lat/long from the URL is ~17. > That's a level of precision about the size of a gnat's ass. So, for > that level of precision it seems like it needs to be more accurate. Always lovely when you setup a cool new thing and people tell you it sucks and needs to be better. ;) This is just city level which was deemed good enough for setting lang and timezone and didn't require a bunch of additional data or anything non free. kevin
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