I imagine it might look something like this http://i.imgur.com/HlpOXP0.jpg -----Original Message----- From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Monday, April 11, 2016 11:39 AM Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences So they launch exhaustive and expensive searches of lakes instead? :-) ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Mikulasik" <Steve.Mikulasik@civeo.com> To: nanog@nanog.org Sent: Monday, April 11, 2016 12:34:35 PM Subject: RE: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Just so everyone is clear, Maxmind is changing their default locations. " Now that I’ve made MaxMind aware of the consequences of the default locations it’s chosen, Mather says they’re going to change them. They are picking new default locations for the U.S. and Ashburn, Virginia that are in the middle of bodies of water, rather than people’s homes."