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Apr 3, 2014 8:13 AM in response to lucabranliby JimHdk,★HelpfulIf you have the WiFi-only iPad your location is determined by the mapped location of nearby WiFi routers.
The WiFi-only iPad does not have GPS. Without GPS location-finding is done by using a Apple location database which contains the MAC addresses of routers and their physical location. A MAC address is a unique number which is built-in to all network devices when manufactured. Each router has a unique MAC address.
The Apple database is built and updated by Apple GPS-enabled devices (primarily iPhones) actually seeing routers and then adding/updating the router's locations into the database.
Note that to be location mapped, or to be used for location determination, a WiFi router does not need to be connected to a router, it just has to see the router. More precise location determination can be done if several nearby routers can be seen. When a router is moved from one location to another erroneous locations can sometimes be reported until the router's location is corrected in Apple's database.
Bottom line: A router that your iPad is seeing has probably been moved from the location where it was mapped and added to the Apple database. Eventually it may be remapped to its current location.
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Apr 3, 2014 8:23 AM in response to JimHdkby lucabranli,And how can I report Apple about this error?
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Apr 3, 2014 8:27 AM in response to JimHdkby lucabranli,I forgot to mention. Sometimes the location is correct and shows where I really am. But other times the error returns and what is shown is the wrong location.
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Apr 3, 2014 8:33 AM in response to lucabranliby JimHdk,There is no way that i know of to report a mislocated router to Apple. It will probably get corrected over time as iPhones see it and report it's current location.
When your iPad is reporting the correct location it isn't seeing the other router. It may be turned off or out of range.