[Wikimediaindia-l] Please help test geolocation

[Yann Forget]

Hello,

I tested it from Delhi and the result was good.
However from Gwalior, it puts me in Madras/Chennai.
Not good at all: not the same city, not the same state, and not even
the same language.

Regards,

Yann

2010/8/10 Erik Moeller <erik at wikimedia.org>:
> Hello all,
>
> we're experimenting with geolocation tools. For the purpose of
> supporting the coordination of meetups and events, we want to add
> functionality that will make it easy to run banners in a particular
> region (e.g. a city and surrounding area).
>
> To do so, we need to license a database that will allow us to look up
> a person's presumed location based on their IP address. Before we do
> so, we want to gather some reports from around the world about the
> quality of the information provided.
>
> To help out, please visit:
> http://www.maxmind.com/app/mylocation
>
> And then report your results at:
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MaxMindCityTesting
>
> Thanks for any and all help,
>
> Erik
> --
> Erik Möller
> Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation
>
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