Yes that would be the idea. Or at least propose a tool that allows people to generate that database manually. IP to location databases are used everywhere so it is a very important subject, but we will have to see how well we can automate the handling of the data that comes from RIPE and other providers. I have not done a lot of research on existing open source projects like this, but there probably exists some.
Have a great day! Antoine Drabble On Thu, 3 Nov 2022 at 02:15, Josh Fischer <j...@joshfischer.io> wrote: > Is the idea that we would create a database that is open source and would > replace the need to use a paid service like the one you listed? [1] > > 1. https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip2-databases > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 6:28 AM Antoine Drabble <antoine.drab...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > > > As you may have seen, I have created a few issues regarding the IpLoc > > module on Github. They have been tagged with the *iploc* label. > > > > For anyone who is not familiar with IP to location services: the goal is > to > > parse the public files from Network Information Centres. These files > > contain metadata about the IP address ranges that they manage. There is > one > > Network Information Centre per continent. Then, using these parsed files, > > we can query a Geographical database (such as Geonames) to locate the IP > > addresses. Finally we create a database that contains a map of IP address > > ranges and their Latitude/Longitude coordinates. IP location databases > are > > usually costly [1]. They have many purposes, one of which is locating > > customers that connect to a website. > > > > I will try to work on these issues in the following weeks. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Antoine Drabble > > > > [1] https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip2-databases > > > -- > Sent from A Mobile Device >
