Indeed. But it was from 2015. Why is it coming up again 6 months later? On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 5:51 PM, Nicolás Alvarez <nicolas.alva...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2016-07-11 12:30 GMT-03:00 Ian Dees <ian.d...@gmail.com>: > > On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 5:23 PM, Blake Girardot <bgirar...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> On a slightly more serious note: > >> > >> There are other solutions to the issue of lack of addresses in large > >> parts of the world. > >> > >> Google has put forth a solution that tries to address most of the w3w > >> issues. It is open source, works off line, non-propriety, usable for > >> printed maps among other issues they try and solve, called Open > >> Location Codes aka "Plus Codes" > >> > >> http://openlocationcode.com/ > >> > >> > >> > https://maps.googleblog.com/2015/08/plus-codes-new-way-to-help-pinpoint.html > >> > >> https://plus.codes/ > >> > >> It is still a work in progress for them but they are seriously seeking > >> feedback from the OSM and humanitarian communities. I have no opinion > >> on it because it is a bit beyond my full understanding at the moment, > >> but as I said, thoughtful feedback on it would help I think. > > > > > > The mailing lists have talked about what3words before, too: > > > > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2015-November/075051.html > > Your link is the first post on *this* thread. > > -- > Nicolás >
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