What's the most accurate way to determine user geolocation in the browser?

geolocation location geoip
Crashalot picture Crashalot · Mar 13, 2010 · Viewed 7.6k times · Source

I found a few examples suggesting Google AJAX APIs.

This link typifies the advice I have found so far: http://briancray.com/2009/05/29/find-web-visitors-location-javascript-google-api/

However, the location is often wrong with the Google APIs.

Other sites seem to know exactly which city I'm in, though, without me entering any information.

Suggestions? Is there something cross-browser (ignoring IE6) and reliable?

Answer

Brian Scott picture Brian Scott · Mar 13, 2010

I was going to answer with a few points but sometimes referencing a decent article is the way to go. I recently came across this Smashing Magazine article by Christian Heilmann which explains the issues, solutions and further info on all things GeoLocational.

Entering the wonderful world of Geolocation

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