Dictionary Definition
locating
Noun
1 the act of putting something in a certain place
or location [syn: placement, location, position, positioning, emplacement]
2 a determination of the location of something;
"he got a good fix on the target" [syn: localization, localisation, location, fix]
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English
Verb
locating- present participle of locate
Extensive Definition
Locating is a process used to determine the
location of one position relative to other defined positions.
Locating is applied for location metering of moving objects and
is not to be confused with surveying, which is utilized
in reference to stationary terrestrial objects.
Classical passive locating systems operate with a
mesh of transmitters and unilateral
reception, as GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
positioning system and GSM cellnet locating.
Further development has led to cooperative systems, where both
positions are equipped with respective apparatus and thus provide
bilateral measuring.
Metering results are obtained from ranging. The condition for
unambiguousness on a line is 2 meterings, in a plane 3 meterings
and in a space 4 meterings.
Locating in real time
Obtaining locations in real time, i.e. with no
delay between appearance in a location and availability of
knowledge about the very same location, is Real
Time Locating.
Locating engine
A locating engine is a computing construct that
enables the computing of proper coordinates of objects in real time
locating from noised-disturbed and motion-biased sets of
longitudinal data.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
allocation, assignment, bringing to
light, casual discovery, catching, chance discovery,
collocation,
deployment, deposit, deposition, detection, determination, determining, disclosure, discovery, disposition, distinguishment,
emplacement,
espial, excavation, exhumation, exposure, find, finding, finding out, invention, lading, loading, localization, location, lucky strike,
packing, pinpointing, placement, placing, positioning, posting, putting, recognition, rediscovery, reposition, revelation, serendipity, situation, spotting, stationing, storage, stowage, strike, treasure trove, trouvaille, trove, uncovering, unearthing