[db-wg] Geolocation in the RIPE Database

Hi Tim, DB-WG community!

On 2016-05-25 19:51, Tim Bruijnzeels wrote:
> Dear working group,
> 
> We have an update with regards to the following action point:
> AP69.3 [RIPE NCC] To examine and report on possible solutions to improving geolocation
> data in the RIPE DB (Ongoing but if no progress by RIPE 72 then kill it)
> 
> Following a decision by the RIPE NCC Executive Board not to support resource expenditure
> in the area of geolocation services, the RIPE NCC has no plans to examine this further.

I can easily relate to this decision and can easily "accept" it.

But as a consequence, I'd like to propose to *discontinue* all geo-location
related functionality in the Resource Registry as soon as possible.

Regards,
Wilfried 

> A write-up is published on our website:
> https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/db/tools/geolocation-in-the-ripe-database
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Tim Bruijnzeels
> 
> Assistant Manager Software Engineering
> RIPE NCC Database Group



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