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Instead of using geocoder and fetching the info from a 3rd party web service, you could use a local installation of the geoip database from maxmind and the geoi
by jyunderwood 13y ago
Instead of using geocoder and fetching the info from a 3rd party web service, you could use a local installation of the geoip database from maxmind and the geoip-c gem.
https://github.com/mtodd/geoip https://github.com/mtodd/geoip
- MetricMike 13y agoMaxmind's database is 1) huge in filesize 2) not as extensive as some 3rd parties (like Google, Yahoo, and Bing), and 3) updated monthly which adds another task to your workflow. Given that the example use is to track where clicks are coming from, those three sound like dealbreakers.