[atlas] network coverage and probe API

On 22 Apr 2014, at 12:02, Daniel Quinn <dquinn at ripe.net> wrote:

> On Tue 22 Apr 2014 10:16:55 BST, Bajpai, Vaibhav wrote:
>> Who are registered users?
>> - who have registered a RIPE account via? https://access.ripe.net
>> - who registered to receive a probe irrespective of whether it’s online?
> 
> A registered user, in the context of RIPE Atlas is a user who has 
> registered a RIPE account via https://access.ripe.net/ AND has visited 
> the Atlas site at lease once while they're logged in.

Aha! This definition is difficult to guess. It would be nice to have  
^ description on the network coverage webpage.

>> However, the geographical distribution plot uses the term, “connected probes”,
>> but the stacked plot below uses the term “active probes”.
>> What is the difference between connected and active probes?
> 
> Yeah that was just poor choice of names at the time that that page was 
> created.  I've since brought them in line so now they both say 
> "connected probes".  If you do a refresh on the coverage page you'll 
> see :-)

Thanks for a quick action on this.

Best, Vaibhav

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Vaibhav Bajpai

Research I, Room 86
Computer Networks and Distributed Systems  (CNDS) Lab
School of Engineering and Sciences
Jacobs University Bremen, Germany

www.vaibhavbajpai.com
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