Data Mining: Where does my userbase live?

[mithrawndo 166]

http://forums.bistudio.com/archive/index.php/t-138865.html

 

If this thread is to be believed and assuming that this tech was repurposed from Arma 2 to DayZ, both client and server will perform some form of geo-location to enable the server browser to filter out servers outwith what it considers a reasonable range of your location. I was therefore wondering if there is any way that some of this information could be accessible to people with dedicated servers, be that in the near future or when the dedicated server is given a more public release?

 

The rationale here is that I'd like to be able to take metrics on my playerbase to see where most connections come from. With direct access to the server this would be a trifling issue, but as this isn't possible I was hoping an alternative solution is at hand? I notice the current server logs keep a verbose copy of the central hive link for each player update and whilst I'm not able to access the information stored on the tomcat server without authentication, I presume perhaps that some geographical information is stored in here?

 

Thoughts and suggestions greatly appreciated.