Submitted by Suspicious-Rich-2681 t3_114cfft in explainlikeimfive
na3than t1_j8vlphq wrote
Reply to comment by Rangermatthias in eli5: Why Can’t We Use Echo-Location to Map the Catacombs by Suspicious-Rich-2681
We can ... sort of. Using conventional sensors to build a 3-D map of the space you're in isn't all that hard. The challenge is linking the map of the space you're in to the next map you'll make after you move an imprecise distance in an imprecise direction. GPS doesn't work underground, a magnetic compass can be misled by local geology, and dead reckoning accumulates errors pretty quickly.
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