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https://github.com/topfunky/sinatra-geoip

Simple IP to lat/long API application using the MaxMind GeoLite database.
https://github.com/topfunky/sinatra-geoip

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Simple IP to lat/long API application using the MaxMind GeoLite database.

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# Sinatra GeoIP App

Extremely simple IP to Lat/Long API demo. Use at your own risk.

# Author

Geoffrey Grosenbach http://peepcode.com

# Requirements

* Build ext/GeoIP-1.4.6 (./configure && make && sudo make install)
* Download binary GeoLiteCity.dat database from http://www.maxmind.com/app/geolitecity
* Put GeoLiteCity.dat in "./data"
* Isolate will install other dependencies when you launch the app.

# Run

rackup -p 3000 config.ru

# API

View JSON data for an IP address with:

http://localhost:3000/geoip/api/locate.json?ip=24.18.211.123

{
latitude: 47.684700012207
country_name: "United States"
area_code: 206
city: "Seattle"
region: "WA"
longitude: -122.384803771973
postal_code: "98117"
country_code3: "USA"
country_code: "US"
dma_code: 819
}

# Legal

This product includes GeoLite data created by MaxMind, available from http://www.maxmind.com/.