# Resolve GeoIP[¶](https://doc.dataiku.com/dss/latest/preparation/processors/geoip.html#resolve-geoip "Permalink to this headline")

This processor resolves geographic information about an IP address.

It can extract:

* Country name

* Country code (2 letters)

* Region code. Depending on country, this can be a state code, a region

code, a department identifier, …

* Region name. Depending on country, this can be a state name, a region

name, a department name, …

* Region hierarchy. When available, this is a comma-separated

hierarchical list of region names, from most general to most specific

* Postal code

* Latitude and longitude

* Timezone identifier

* Continent name

*Important note*: the precision of the GeoIP database wildly varies depending on the visitor’s ISP.
