locating

present participle and gerund of locate

(transitive) To place; to set in a particular spot or position.
(transitive) To find out where something is located.
(transitive) To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)
(colloquial, intransitive) To place oneself; to take up one's residence; to settle.