Question

I found out how to get all the IP addresses via Server Logs.

I’m using the IP addresses to get the Latitude and Longitude. The address appear to be approx 1 3 miles away from the actual address of the vistor.

Can someone explain why the GPI coordinates via IP address are not exactly matching the location of the user?

Is there a more dependable way to get the address?

Erik

Answer 1

There is a similar question answered here:

Determining the nation of an Internet user based on his or her IP address is relatively simple and accurate (95%-99% percent) because a country name is required information when an IP range is allocated and IP registrars supply that information for free.
Determining the physical location down to a city or ZIP code, however, is more difficult and less accurate because there is no official source for the information, users sometimes share IP addresses and Internet service providers often base IP addresses in a city where the company is basing operations.

Unfortunately, it’s generally impossible to get the exact location of an user based on their IP address – only approximations.