On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 10:21 AM, thebigdog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Brandon Stout wrote: > >> A client would like to track Geographic data. I explained a little on how >> Geographic data is not very accurate since the Internet uses IP addresses >> rather than geography. There are /some/ apps that track Geographic data >> based on wherever certain IP addresses /should/ be geographically. What do >> you use to track Geographic stats? >> > > Google analytics does give some geographical stats. However, they are not > very detailed and only give you a basic area. Which is pretty much all you > can do based on the ip address. There are some false-positives with that > data too. > I have used the myLoki plugin (loki.com) for firefox and it is amazingly accurate at knowing my location. Scary, actually... but they are associated with Skyhook and Skyhook Wireless... I don't know if they have an API you can plug into that would tell you geographic information, but it might be worth a look. Also, I overheard on twitter that Scott Lemon (@humancell on twitter) was doing some things with this very subject... he may have something pre-built. Robert Merrill 801-885-0400 http://utahtechjobs.com _______________________________________________ UPHPU mailing list [email protected] http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net
