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NetGeo Example


The following record for domain caida.org was obtained from whois.internic.net on 8-4-99:
Access to Network Solutions' WHOIS information is provided to assist
  persons in determining the contents of a domain name registration
  record in NSI's registrar database.  The data in this record is
  provided by NSI for informational purposes only, and NSI does not
  guarantee its accuracy. Compilation, repackaging, dissemination, or
  other use of the WHOIS database in its entirety, or a substantial
  portion thereof, is not allowed without NSI's prior written permission.
  By submitting this query, you agree to abide by this policy.  All
  rights reserved.
  Registrant:
  CAIDA (CAIDA-DOM)
     UC, San Diego
     La Jolla, CA 92093
     US
  Domain Name: CAIDA.ORG
  Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
      Claffy, K C  (KCC10)  kc@CAIDA.ORG
      619 534 8333
  Billing Contact:
      Claffy, K C  (KCC10)  kc@CAIDA.ORG
      619 534 8333
  Record last updated on 11-Jul-98.
  Record created on 29-Jun-96.
  Database last updated on 3-Aug-99 04:32:33 EDT.
  Domain servers in listed order:
  WWW.CAIDA.ORG                192.172.226.30
  NS2.NLANR.NET                132.249.40.200
  OOF.IRCACHE.NET              192.52.106.12
  NS1.UCSD.EDU                 128.54.16.2

The NetGeo parser extracted and stored the following location information. The output is from MySQL, the relational database used in NetGeo (some internal fields not shown).

name city state country latitude longitude
CAIDA.ORG LA JOLLA CALIFORNIA US 32.85 -117.25


latlongloc nic lastUpdated
C I 11-Jul-98


As the table shows the city, state, and country were correctly parsed from the address. The 'C' value in the latlongloc field indicates the latitude/longitude values were found by a lookup of the city (as opposed to a generic pair of values associated with a state or country). In this example the zip code was not used because 92093 wasn't found in the NetGeo tables. The 'I' value for the nic field indicates the whois record was supplied by InterNIC.

Related Objects

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