How does Google calculate my location on a desktop?

Question

Right this is confusing me quite a bit, i\'m not sure if any of you have noticed or used the \"my location\" feature on google maps using your desktop (or none GPS/none mobi

Answer 1

They use a combination of IP geolocation, as well as comparing the results of a scan for nearby wireless networks with a database on their side (which is built by collecting GPS coordinates alongside wifi scan data when Android phone users use their GPS)