Cell phone triangulation nabs the 'serial bomber' suspect in Texas within a day
— Austin Police Dept (@Austin_Police) 21 март 2018 г.

Later on, combining knowledge from the Google searches on his computer, and triangulation results from his cell phone, the authorities were able to pinpoint the exact location of the bomber, resulting in the SWAT raid on the hotel hideaway. While triangulation is based on cell phone towers that the phone connects to, and is not as precise as GPS coordinates, it has gotten pretty reliable with time, combining hybrid tracking techniques to find someone within a 100-feet radius with a great degree of certainty.
source: USAToday

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