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How google map determines location for non gps phones

http://www.google.com/mobile/maps/

Using this on phones without GPS, one can also find localization.

I am currently using the geocoder / html5 engine to get locations. However, this only works for iphone and android. BUt How does a google map get information from phones without this feature?

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It can display the location of the phone from the list of towers that are in the coverage area of โ€‹โ€‹the phone. Each tower has a unique footprint, and Google knows their location. It is significantly less accurate than GPS, but still able to give your rough location.

Watch a video from Google explaining the technology . The explanation begins at 1:16.

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