Re: [AFMUG] OT plus codes

2024-01-09 Thread Nate Burke

Here, this is only 3 words to remember.

https://what3words.com

On 1/9/2024 11:25 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote:

Just learned about plus codes as a replacement for geocodes.
They are using them to give addresses to Navajo dwellings.  Pretty 
clever idea to condense a geocode to 6 alpha numeric chars.  (10 if 
there is no nearby community name)

Based on a base 20 numbering scheme.
I wonder if this is better than zip _4?  It is shorter by 3 characters.
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[AFMUG] OT plus codes

2024-01-09 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
Just learned about plus codes as a replacement for geocodes.  

They are using them to give addresses to Navajo dwellings.  Pretty clever idea 
to condense a geocode to 6 alpha numeric chars.  (10 if there is no nearby 
community name)

Based on a base 20 numbering scheme.  

I wonder if this is better than zip _4?  It is shorter by 3 characters.  
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