[Asterisk-biz] IP to Location for 911 Support

[Trevor Peirce]

Ben Price wrote:

> Here is my situation:
>
> I have a 911 provider that will provide me with basic 911 service for 
> all of North America (Note: I am a Canadian provider and am not 
> required (yet) to provide e911).

Do you mind sheding light on who this provider is?  I've so far only 
been able to find US 911 providers, but none in Canada.

>
> Here is what I need:
>
> I need a way to determine based on the IP connecting to my asterisk 
> server for a clients account # if they are in North America or not.  I 
> will give an example below.  This will determine what to do when 911 
> is dialed.

This can be done with a good degree of accuracy using databases freely 
available on the Internet.  I don't have the site handy but I have come 
across a database that can be quiried to let you know what country an IP 
is from.