The MapScaping Podcast - GIS, Geospatial, Remote Sensing, earth observation and digital geography

How Google Calculates Your Location


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FROM THE ARCHIVE!

 

Calculating the location of your mobile device ( the blue dot ) is not as straightforward as you might imagine. It involves databases of wifi hotspots, 3D city models, IMU's, GNSS, your proximity to cell towers, and maybe something called visual positioning.

Ed Parsons - Googles Geospatial Technologist explains 

 

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