00:00Or have you ever wondered how Google Maps knows exactly where you are standing at the moment?
00:04There are more than 100 GPS satellites constantly orbiting around the Earth.
00:24Location cannot be determined by just one satellite.
00:26So your phone uses the sequence of at least 3-4 satellites.
00:30The phone uses a technique to combine all these distances.
00:34called tile lateration
00:35And within a few seconds your exact location appears on the screen.
00:39And imagine, your phone is always talking to a satellite thousands of kilometers away.
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