The Edgar Street Towers are planned for a prominent location at the south end of Manhattan, where they would serve as a beacon for the area and a civic landmark.
埃德加街塔楼群按计划设在曼哈顿南端的突出位置，将成为该地区的信标和城市地标。
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As most smartphones also come equipped with GPS navigation, the device could also act as a radio beacon, and broadcast the owner's location.
When the Empire discovered the location of the Rebels by following a homing beacon secreted aboard the Millennium Falcon, the Death Star soon appeared in the Yavin system.