One of my colleagues pointed out @what3words as an alternative to Google's #PlusCodes that I was tweeting about yesterday.https://youtu.be/a4ZBzM3L6ws
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It's a similar initiative designed to give people without traditional addresses, an alternative addressing system that uses a sequence of three words.pic.twitter.com/RB85wMc1Vd
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I was wondering how well this works in communities that don't speak English, and it turns out that this works in a number of other languages too.
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The one benefit of
@what3words is that the locations are probably much more memorable than#PlusCodes locations, and having multiple languages versions helps sidestep unfamiliarity with a local language.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likesShow this thread -
There are also a number of use cases for this system (as with
#PlusCodes) that can be as simple as sharing a picnic spot with friends. https://what3words.com/how-to1 reply 0 retweets 0 likesShow this thread -
I imagine one of the big adoption factors is how well this integrates into how we navigate our world.
#PlusCodes are integrated into Google Maps, so they're immediately available in an app you may already be using. There is also an app for@what3words so will people download?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likesShow this thread
what3words has been build into many other apps, vehicles, web sites and business solutions. You can see a selection here. https://what3words.com/products/
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That's a really impressive list of integrations and partners! Thanks for sharing that.
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