TIL why Google has not thrown in any support for "What 3 Words"... they have their own competing system "Plus Codes"

This turns out to be something I've looked into because I independently came up with a similar idea around 2007. Mine had five words, more fidelity, support for multiple dictionaries or language, z-axis positioning, and checksum words.

https://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-asia/how-plus-codes-helped-create-new-home-addresses-in-india/

#what3words #pluscodes #geospatialpositioning

How Plus Codes helped create new home addresses in India

Using Google’s Plus Codes, India-based NGO Shelter Associates gives slum dwellers their own Google Maps navigable address

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