It had NOTHING to do with the 1080 or ezScan, only the iScan program.
ezScan and iScan are essentially the same exact thing, just a different name. The software was written by GRE and then a customized (renamed) version (iScan) was made for RadioShack.
When Whistler purchased the IP rights from GRE, they essentially took over the ezScan name plus still supported the iScan version as far as database updates.
All versions use the same exact DB and Location DB files today. You can freely copy the DB files manually from one version to the other and they will work.
So, moving this to the Whistler forum is correct as the Location Database has everything to do with GRE, RadioShack and Whistler's programming software regardless what it's named.
Also, iScan and the GRE version of ezScan are no longer supported by Whistler for weekly DB updates. Whistler is not going to renew the certificate needed to support the connection to their server for the updates. Updates for the old iScan and GRE EzScan must be done manually now if you don't want to send in your old model for the Whistler upgrade.
As to the Location Database, as was mentioned earlier, it's only been updated maybe one time and that was only a few weeks after the initial version. It has not been updated since.
The Location Database was purely a GRE thing. It's used by GRE and Whistler within the ezScan program and by RadioShack within the iScan program. The files and purpose of the location DB are exactly the same between all versions of of ??Scan.