We're really excited to launch a free plus code grid service at https://grid.plus.codes
(Plus codes is an open source algorithm to combine location with locality names, so that you can have address-like references in places where street addresses don't exist, like this school in Ghana: 8MF9+5C Sunyani. Plus codes are displayed and supported in Google Maps as well as some other apps.) One of the strengths of plus codes is that they are based on a grid. Up to now, the only way to visualise the plus code grid was with the JavaScript grid overlay library, and that only worked with Google Maps. The grid service means you can fetch the grid and overlay it on top of your map using any library or application that supports TMS requests, using either GeoJSON or image tiles. This could be a GIS application, or a map that uses the Google Maps, Leaflet or Open Layers libraries, etc. The service also produces KML, making it possible to view the grid using Google Earth. Just download the file at https://grid.plus.codes/pluscode.kml and open it with Google Earth (desktop, app or web), and it will draw the grid whenever you move the map. Whatever format you choose, the level of detail of the grid depends on the zoom level. If you zoom in, it will show more precise grid levels. The image tiles display the plus code for each grid square, the KML format displays an info bubble when you click on a grid cell, and the GeoJSON output includes it so you can display it any way you want. For more information, see the website https://plus.codes or our GitHub https://github.com/google/open-location-code Ngā mihi, Doug Rinckes, Technical Program Manager, Google Switzerland GmbH; 9G8F+6W Zü rich <https://www.google.com/maps/search/9G8F%2B6W%20Z%C3%BCrich>
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