[IMRG] Help us test GeoLIM

["Mark Crovella" <crovella at cs.bu.edu>]

Dear  Colleague,

We are developing the GeoLIM project (http://planetlab-01.ipv6.lip6.fr:10000/cbg.php) which aims at providing the geographic location of an Internet host  based solely on its IP address. The key element of GeoLIM is its ability to transform delay measurements between landmarks (probe machines) and a target host into geographic distance constraints. It uses multilateration - like GPS - to estimate the geographic location of the target host.

We're seeking your help.   We ask you to test the geolocation solution through the web page. This will take you no more than 3 minutes!

In particular, we are looking for people to test the accuracy of  our methods on various host  types.  For instance, with the same IP address, estimate your location when you access the internet through a low or high-speed line (telephone or DSL/LAN).  

We're also looking for more Landmark nodes (nodes used to provide the coordinates of the system).    Therefore, we need the name of the node and its latitude/longitude.    We' d  be glad if you could provide us with the name and location of such a host.

Do not hesitate to distribute this mail to colleagues interested.

The test is carried out on Planetlab (http://www.planet-lab.org/).

We thank you for your contribution. More details about our algorithm can be found at (http://rp.lip6.fr/~gueye/articles/imc04-geolocation-full.pdf)

Contact : bamba.gueye at lip6.fr

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Bamba Gueye
http://rp.lip6.fr/~gueye
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