[OSM-dev] openstreetmap could start at user's approximate location using geo-ip

[Shaun McDonald]

On 18 Jan 2009, at 08:53, Tom Hughes wrote:

> Sam Watkins wrote:
>
>> I had an idea just a small thing, that when you first go to the
>> openstreetmap.org site it would be nice if it would check your IP
>> address using some geo-ip system and go to that location (zoomed  
>> out at
>> world height) for a start, instead of always starting near england /
>> europe.  Has this been proposed before?  I'd be happy to help  
>> implement
>> that I guess it would be an easy thing to do.
>
> Like it's been doing for the last few years you mean...

I'll just add that it does it on a country level, rather than city or  
state level.

I have tested it when abroad in Europe, and it does place me in the  
appropriate country.

Shaun