Location auto-detection on Windows 7

[MrGadgetFL]

Auto-detection worked great for me: Milton, Florida, USA. Actually found a weather station slightly closer than the one I had been using manually!

Wayne

[MrGadgetFL]

Forgot: using wireless.

[par]

Wayne, thanks for reporting the good news

[Merlijn]

Hello Pasha,

I did what you suggested, because the very first time I installed Yowindows
it specified my location as Waalre, which is about 5 kilometers from Veldhoven (where I live),
both in the Netherlands.
But it appeared that Veldhoven wasn't even in the location database.
Meanwhile it is, but after installing Geo..thing and de- and reinstalling Yowindows, the program still
detects Waalre as my location.

Gr
Han

[par]

Sorry to say, if location detection is done by IP it is very unaccurate.

[jgillett]

Running W7 x64. The RC detected my location OK and selected the nearest METAR. However, it did not detect my installed GPS on the system, so I'm assuming the Lat/Lon shown is that of the METAR location.

[jmcmurry]

John,

You're right, YoWindow doesn't communicate with the GPS on your system. As Pasha said above, it's done by ip address and isn't very accurate.

- Jim

[jgillett]

Jim,

An understatement!

[par]

It may happen that YoWindow has detected your place via GPS, however it saved the place as the closest location to your GPS coordinates. That is why the coordinates in Location/Properties are different from the lat/lon of your real coordinates.