internet mapping proposal

i would like to attempt to map the internet. i think that it would be interesting to map the connection between the virtual world of the web and the geographic location of the data. the route that data takes as it travels from a server to the end user on the web can be map. i propose to map these routes from various location to the clemson network, which will serve as the base point of the map.

below are a few examples of the traceroute operation. the ip addresses compared to a database of geographic locations and then mapped using google map. these maps were generated by mapulator, which seems to have a minimal geographic database. i plan to create a simple webpage that could access a larger geolocation webpage and generate maps using the google map api.

here are the maps:


germany to clemson



switzerland to clemson



japan to clemson



texas to clemson



pennsylvania to clemson

here are some examples of similar maps:

map of global traffic



global internet traffic