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SlashGear · today 08:45 EDT

How Google & Other Flight-Tracking Apps Know Exactly Where A Plane Is At Any Time

Flight-tracking apps show thousands of planes in real time, but how do they know exactly where each one is? The tech behind it might surprise you.

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