How accurate is IP geolocation?
With nearly two decades in the business of IP geolocation, we spend a lot of time thinking about accuracy, but, as with all things big data, a simple question usually has a complex answer. As we …
IP Geolocation and Network Data
UMass’s Rescue Lab uses GeoIP2 to Help Rescue Children from Abuse
Leveraging the strengths and understanding the limits of IP geolocation, the Rescue Lab plays a critical role in rescuing children from online sexual exploitation crimes.
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How to map custom boundaries in Kibana with reverse geocoding
This article was originally published on The Elastic Blog on Jan 20, 2021.
This tutorial shows how you can leverage GeoIP data using tools developed by Elastic. Elastic builds software to make data …
Changes to Database Access for Expired Subscriptions
In order to better ensure that out-of-date IP data is not being used, MaxMind will no longer allow customers to continue to download old GeoIP and GeoLite databases once their subscription expires. …
Integrating MaxMind's Free and Paid IP Geolocation Web Services (in PHP)
In December MaxMind released the new GeoLite2 web services , an IP geolocation API available free of charge.
IP geolocation services provide information about the geographic location of an IP …
GeoLite2 Web Service: Free IP Geolocation API
We are happy to announce the release of the GeoLite2 web service, a limited free IP geolocation API. You may use up to 1000 look-ups per day for the GeoLite2 web service.
Since 2002 MaxMind has been …