Can the location of a WiFi access point be triangulated with the following data?

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Published on 2010-04-05T14:18:21Z Indexed on 2010/04/05 14:23 UTC
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Let's say I have 3 or more peers connected to the same WiFi Access Point.

If they all give me: - latitude - longitude - their signal level (dBm) in respect to the same WiFi

Is this enough data to get the approximate location of the access point?

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