orientation vs locating

orientation and locating both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
orientation	Yes	No	No	No
locating	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, locating is a hypernym of orientation; that is, locating is a word with a broader meaning than orientation:

Other hypernyms of orientation include emplacement, location, placement, position, positioning.

orientation (noun)	locating (noun)
the act of orienting	the act of putting something in a certain place
a course introducing a new situation or environment	a determination of the place where something is
an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships
a predisposition in favor of something
position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions