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Yeah, _localize_ has always meant to adapt something to its location, when I've seen it used. _Locate_ means to determine the location. Edit to add: But I can
by singlow 6y ago
Yeah, _localize_ has always meant to adapt something to its location, when I've seen it used. _Locate_ means to determine the location.
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But I can see how in a specialized field, where methods for locating an object are frequently discussed, using localization over location would be useful for describing the process of finding something, since location is also a noun referring to the place itself.
- mikepurvis 6y agoWell and in the specific context of SLAM, the business of localizing is itself an adaptive and constructive process. "Locating" is what the user does when they simply tell the robot where it is on the map. Localization is building a continuous graph of your immediate surroundings and past movement history and fitting that to what is known about the environment.