Here is a new toy I'm playing with. If it works correctly it should show approximately where you are located geographically. I only tested this with my home coordinates and a few others, but perhaps you can give me some feedback if you are suddenly popping up in Wladiwostok or Patagonia.
[UPDATE - I moved the flash file into the MORE part as there is a new version]
How does this work? Actually it is pretty simple: I use a PHP script to connect to NetGeo which is a geographic database that translates IP adresses into latitude and longitude coordinates, plus some additional info like country code or city name. Then I just have to translate this into XY - that is the hardest part, because my map uses a Mercator Projection.
BTW - it is possible that this sometimes does not work. There is a limit on the NetGeo server which allows only a certain amount of requests within 30 seconds.
Of course this is only the start. I already have some ideas how to continue from here:
- Show the locations of recent visitors
- Show the locations of neighboring blogs or linked sites
- Do some crazy networking/relevance/search based on location
Damn this is cool. Could you make the text cut 'n' paste'able please.. That would allow us to give us our cordinates...
It shows
Longitude: 10 degrees, 75 E and
Latitude: 59 degrees, 92 N -
City: Oslo
State: Oslo
Country: Norway
Which is right on the spot. Nice to know where in the world I am *g*. Will you make the project open source? And the PHP script - is it available somewhere?
Nice, but it missed me by a couple thousand miles... It says I'm in Fairfax, Virginia (as does the IP-atlas that Jarl links to), but I live over in Seattle, WA.
Nope. Apparently, I live in Fairfax, Virginia. All this time I thought I lived on the west coast. Strange though, that is the Pacific Ocean out my window, is it not? :)
One minor thing.. I'm in Auckland NZ, ... right down the bottom right corner. Alas it cuts off the text, you got the placing exactly right, but just couldn't read the text :)
I like this is really awesome ... and like Jarle said...please share the codes :)
hallo, amazing missed me 400.km but i thing the the cordinated point is my internet company Upload location... generally Nice work. Congulations.
Posted by: can karakurum on September 28, 2002 09:40 AM
Hi, exactly correct position.... my second internet company which located a few km to my place, show my cordinates almost exactly in a little distance mistake, Good Work..
Posted by: can karakurum on September 28, 2002 09:52 AM
Amazing flash killer app. , but missed me too by 300 Kms. I am located in Mumbai (India), maybe its tracking our gateway server of our organisation located in Pune (India).
Great flash stuff, one of it's kind in the Flash 'ocean' of web...
