Postcode system is 'no longer fit for purpose' in digital age as study shows three in four people have postcode which does not go direct to their front door https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/02/postcode-system-no-longer-fit-purpose-digital-age-study-shows/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter …
what3words is a great addition if a postcode is not accurate enough. And you are right in that it is useful to pin point remote locations. Pretty useful in Japan too.