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Re:Physical location of live stream found using flights patt... by sampo on Sunday March 12, 2017 @08:13PM (#13854164)
> how you can triangulate a location by the presence of three contrails in the image

I think the English word 'triangulate' is nowadays used for all kinds of geolocating based on cues from geometry, not just for the original method that actually involves triangles.

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Re:Physical location of live stream found using flights patt... by Neliquat on Sunday March 12, 2017 @10:47PM (#13854888)
Any method to determine a point, needs 2 refrence points. Literally a triangle. While it may be used loosely, it is often correct by proxy.
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