Broader worldwide coverage from PingER is desired. This is best accomplished by adding additional beacon sites to the list currently being used by PingER v2.
As of October 14, 2007, there were 64 beacons in 41 countries:
COUNTRY CONTINENT NUM BEACONS --------------- ------------- ----------- Egypt Africa 1 Greece Balkans 1 Croatia Balkans 1 Kyrgyzstan Central Asia 1 Kazakhstan Central Asia 1 Armenia Central Asia 1 Georgia Central Asia 1 Tajikistan Central Asia 1 Japan East Asia 2 Korea, Rep East Asia 1 China East Asia 1 Taiwan East Asia 1 Italy Europe 2 Germany Europe 2 Ukraine Europe 1 Iceland Europe 1 Slovak Republic Europe 1 Denmark Europe 1 France Europe 1 Estonia Europe 1 Switzerland Europe 1 Hungary Europe 1 Norway Europe 1 Portugal Europe 1 Brazil Latin America 2 Bolivia Latin America 1 Argentina Latin America 1 Chile Latin America 1 El Salvador Latin America 1 Palestine Middle East 2 Israel Middle East 1 United States North America 15 Canada North America 2 New Zealand Oceania 1 Australia Oceania 1 Russia Russia 2 Thailand S.E. Asia 1 Singapore S.E. Asia 1 Pakistan South Asia 2 India South Asia 2 Sri Lanka South Asia 1
With the recent addition of nodes, there are Pinger nodes in 150+ countries:
COUNTRY CONTINENT NUM_BEACONS --------------------- ------------- -------------- Algeria Africa 8 South Africa Africa 8 Cameroon Africa 4 Uganda Africa 4 Angola Africa 4 Madagascar Africa 3 Ghana Africa 3 Rwanda Africa 3 Egypt Africa 3 Tanzania Africa 3 Zimbabwe Africa 3 Sudan Africa 3 Tunisia Africa 3 Gabon Africa 2 Botswana Africa 2 Sierra Leone Africa 2 Ivory Coast Africa 2 Lesotho Africa 2 Kenya Africa 2 Mauritania Africa 2 Malawi Africa 2 Mozambique Africa 2 Namibia Africa 2 Morocco Africa 2 Eritrea Africa 2 Ethiopia Africa 2 Congo, Dem Rep Africa 2 Togo Africa 2 Benin Africa 2 Nigeria Africa 1 Djibouti Africa 1 Niger Africa 1 Mali Africa 1 Liberia Africa 1 Seychelles Africa 1 Burundi Africa 1 Cape Verde Africa 1 Mauritus Africa 1 Burkino Faso Africa 1 Senegal Africa 1 Libya Africa 1 Swaziland Africa 1 Zambia Africa 1 Gambia Africa 1 Guinea-Bissau Africa 1 Greece Balkans 3 Macedonia Balkans 3 Croatia Balkans 2 Romania Balkans 2 Slovenia Balkans 2 Lithuania Balkans 2 Albania Balkans 2 Moldova Balkans 1 Bosnia Herzegovina Balkans 1 Serbia and Montenegro Balkans 1 Latvia Balkans 1 Armenia Central Asia 5 Kazakhstan Central Asia 5 Uzbekistan Central Asia 2 Georgia Central Asia 2 Azerbaijan Central Asia 1 Mongolia Central Asia 1 Turkmenistan Central Asia 1 Tajikistan Central Asia 1 Kyrgyzstan Central Asia 1 China East Asia 11 Japan East Asia 8 Korea, Rep East Asia 5 Taiwan East Asia 3 France Europe 9 Italy Europe 8 Germany Europe 8 Poland Europe 6 United Kingdom Europe 5 Switzerland Europe 4 Ukraine Europe 3 Spain Europe 3 Belgium Europe 2 Hungary Europe 2 Netherlands Europe 2 Iceland Europe 2 Ireland Europe 2 San Marino Europe 1 Denmark Europe 1 Malta Europe 1 Sweden Europe 1 Austria Europe 1 Bulgaria Europe 1 Luxembourg Europe 1 Portugal Europe 1 Liechtenstein Europe 1 Faroe Islands Europe 1 Andorra Europe 1 Finland Europe 1 Slovak Republic Europe 1 Gibraltar Europe 1 Belarus Europe 1 Norway Europe 1 Estonia Europe 1 Brazil Latin America 14 El Salvador Latin America 5 Venezuela Latin America 4 Argentina Latin America 4 Uruguay Latin America 3 Mexico Latin America 3 Guatemala Latin America 3 Ecuador Latin America 3 Chile Latin America 2 Bolivia Latin America 2 Cuba Latin America 2 Costa Rica Latin America 1 Honduras Latin America 1 Paraguay Latin America 1 Colombia Latin America 1 Panama Latin America 1 Peru Latin America 1 Nicaragua Latin America 1 Palestine Middle East 6 Cyprus Middle East 4 Jordan Middle East 4 Israel Middle East 3 Iran Middle East 2 Saudi Arabia Middle East 2 Lebanon Middle East 2 United Arab Emirates Middle East 2 Syria Middle East 1 Turkey Middle East 1 Oman Middle East 1 United States North America 99 Canada North America 8 Greenland North America 1 Australia Oceania 12 Papua New Guinea Oceania 2 New Zealand Oceania 1 French Polynesia Oceania 1 Russia Russia 13 Thailand S.E. Asia 5 Indonesia S.E. Asia 3 Philippines S.E. Asia 3 Vietnam S.E. Asia 3 Singapore S.E. Asia 2 Brunei S.E. Asia 2 Malaysia S.E. Asia 2 Cambodia S.E. Asia 1 Laos S.E. Asia 1 Pakistan South Asia 15 India South Asia 8 Sri Lanka South Asia 5 Nepal South Asia 4 Bangladesh South Asia 3 Afghanistan South Asia 3 Maldives South Asia 2 Bhutan South Asia 1
As of October 15, there are 95 beacons in 92 countries. More focus was placed on the developing world – additional beacons in the US and Europe were removed.
COUNTRY CONTINENT NUM_BEACONS --------------------- ------------- -------------- Libya Africa 1 South Africa Africa 1 Morocco Africa 1 Sudan Africa 1 Angola Africa 1 Ethiopia Africa 1 Mali Africa 1 Egypt Africa 1 Togo Africa 1 Cameroon Africa 1 Algeria Africa 1 Benin Africa 1 Gambia Africa 1 Djibouti Africa 1 Gabon Africa 1 Namibia Africa 1 Senegal Africa 1 Ivory Coast Africa 1 Ghana Africa 1 Lesotho Africa 1 Burkino Faso Africa 1 Tunisia Africa 1 Mauritania Africa 1 Rwanda Africa 1 Mozambique Africa 1 Estonia Balkans 1 Bosnia Herzegovina Balkans 1 Croatia Balkans 1 Lithuania Balkans 1 Romania Balkans 1 Serbia and Montenegro Balkans 1 Latvia Balkans 1 Albania Balkans 1 Macedonia Balkans 1 Slovenia Balkans 1 Georgia Central Asia 1 Azerbaijan Central Asia 1 Kyrgyzstan Central Asia 1 Armenia Central Asia 1 Kazakhstan Central Asia 1 Tajikistan Central Asia 1 Mongolia Central Asia 1 Uzbekistan Central Asia 1 China East Asia 1 Taiwan East Asia 1 Korea, Rep East Asia 1 Japan East Asia 1 Switzerland Europe 1 Hungary Europe 1 Slovak Republic Europe 1 Ukraine Europe 1 Italy Europe 1 Belarus Europe 1 Guatemala Latin America 1 Bolivia Latin America 1 Uruguay Latin America 1 Mexico Latin America 1 Argentina Latin America 1 Chile Latin America 1 Paraguay Latin America 1 Costa Rica Latin America 1 Nicaragua Latin America 1 Peru Latin America 1 El Salvador Latin America 1 Brazil Latin America 1 Honduras Latin America 1 Ecuador Latin America 1 Cuba Latin America 1 Panama Latin America 1 Colombia Latin America 1 Venezuela Latin America 1 Palestine Middle East 1 Turkey Middle East 1 Israel Middle East 1 Iran Middle East 1 Lebanon Middle East 1 United States North America 2 Papua New Guinea Oceania 1 Australia Oceania 1 New Zealand Oceania 1 Russia Russia 2 Cambodia S.E. Asia 1 Laos S.E. Asia 1 Philippines S.E. Asia 1 Singapore S.E. Asia 1 Indonesia S.E. Asia 1 Vietnam S.E. Asia 1 Thailand S.E. Asia 1 India South Asia 2 Pakistan South Asia 1 Sri Lanka South Asia 1 Bangladesh South Asia 1