[atlas] Question about "location setting" of RIPE Atlas

Anurag,

thanks for the good question.

Please set the location as the physical location of the probe itself. We
need a common definition for this. If we all over-think and fudge this,
the data will become meaningless. Also Inigo's suggestions are good ones.

Daniel

On 22.08.15 23:42 , Anurag Bhatia wrote:
> I have been hosting one of RIPE probes and recently I have switched over
> my ISP. 
> 
> 
> Basically my previous ISP provider was regular ISP network with full L3
> PoPs nearby but in my new setup I have got a point to point to a city
> 900km away and getting IP transit over there. 
> 
> 
> Now under such case, I am "technically" customer of that network. Should
> I still keep my location as I have current one or better update it to
> that new location 900km away? 
> 
> 
> The latency of course is low (as it is provisioned on fiber and hence
> just 20ms roundtrip) but I think it will confuse off stats if anyone
> considers to use this probe for any data in my region. 
> 
> 
> What you all think? Can someone recommend on correct location? 
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks. 
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> Anurag Bhatia
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