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Comparing the Accuracy of IPv 4 and IPv 6 Geolocation Databases

@inproceedings{Kester2016ComparingTA,
  title={Comparing the Accuracy of IPv 4 and IPv 6 Geolocation Databases},
  author={J. J. Kester},
  year={2016}
}
IPv4 geolocation has been around for some time, but IPv6 geolocation is relatively new. This raises the question as to how the accuracy of IPv6 geolocation compares to the accuracy of IPv4 geolocation. Since IPv6 geolocation is a reasonably new topic, litte research has been done on its accuracy. In this study the accuracy is measured using a ground truth consisting of very precise locations of known computer systems. Different IP geolocation databases were queried and the resulting locations… 
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