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Just three words
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Just three words
Found this interesting, system using three words to specify any 3 metre square on earth:
http://what3words.com
Seems like great idea for places that do not have a developed postal service.
http://what3words.com
Seems like great idea for places that do not have a developed postal service.
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Re: Just three words
malkymoo wrote:Found this interesting, system using three words to specify any 3 metre square on earth:
http://what3words.com
Seems like great idea for places that do not have a developed postal service.
That is truly wonderful, to know the pavement outside my house is hedge.puppy.unicorn is priceless
John
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Re: Just three words
Are these three words preallocated or do they only apply if you select and register them?
I just located our place on the map and when I moved the pointer away then back it gave me three completely different words each time.
Staffordian
I just located our place on the map and when I moved the pointer away then back it gave me three completely different words each time.
Staffordian
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Re: Just three words
staffordian wrote:Are these three words preallocated or do they only apply if you select and register them?
I just located our place on the map and when I moved the pointer away then back it gave me three completely different words each time.
Staffordian
Words are preallocated (as I understand it)
Your problem is probably because the area for each code is very small, about 3 metres square. Your place has probably got a number of codes associated. Try it with the map magnification increased.
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Re: Just three words
Yes, when you zoom in close you can actually see the three metre squares and the names stay consistent.
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Re: Just three words
redsturgeon wrote:malkymoo wrote:Found this interesting, system using three words to specify any 3 metre square on earth:
http://what3words.com
Seems like great idea for places that do not have a developed postal service.
That is truly wonderful, to know the pavement outside my house is hedge.puppy.unicorn is priceless
John
I couldn't withstand the temptation to look it up, and it would seem you live in the middle of Tibet!
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Re: Just three words
LOL... I wondered what square those three words would apply to
Try it yourself with any three words
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Wow I must have got lucky. Honestly that was the first three words I typed in but now I just tried again after several attempts have not match a location.
John
Try it yourself with any three words
Edited to add:
Wow I must have got lucky. Honestly that was the first three words I typed in but now I just tried again after several attempts have not match a location.
John
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Re: Just three words
Hours of time wasting potential here.
I have managed to find lemon.fool.boards, which is in the middle of the bush in Queensland. My wife was pleased to see sues.looking.good. I have not managed to find anything salacious, they have done a good job of avoiding any smutty combinations!
laugh.outs.loud (somewhere in India)
I have managed to find lemon.fool.boards, which is in the middle of the bush in Queensland. My wife was pleased to see sues.looking.good. I have not managed to find anything salacious, they have done a good job of avoiding any smutty combinations!
laugh.outs.loud (somewhere in India)
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Re: Just three words
Too little to do at work!
hope.springs.eternal - Jasper National Park, Canada
union.city.blues - Raleigh, N. Carolina
Happy.birthday.from - Alice Springs!
amazons.kindle.fire - Eucla, W. Aus
chips.taste.good - Zambia
and as for hunting out the risqué:
score.once.thanks - Berea, Ohio
Meatyfool..
hope.springs.eternal - Jasper National Park, Canada
union.city.blues - Raleigh, N. Carolina
Happy.birthday.from - Alice Springs!
amazons.kindle.fire - Eucla, W. Aus
chips.taste.good - Zambia
and as for hunting out the risqué:
score.once.thanks - Berea, Ohio
Meatyfool..
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Re: Just three words
malkymoo wrote:Found this interesting, system using three words to specify any 3 metre square on earth:
http://what3words.com
Seems like great idea for places that do not have a developed postal service.
Yes... But there seem to be an ever proliferating number of such schemes. Why reinvent the wheel? I prefer this one, used in TomTom SatNavs but since released into the public domain. Why is it not more well known?
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Re: Just three words
malkymoo wrote:Found this interesting, system using three words to specify any 3 metre square on earth:
http://what3words.com
Seems like great idea for places that do not have a developed postal service.
Côte d'Ivoire recently adopted it for that very reason http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-38262877
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Re: Just three words
XFool wrote:Yes... But there seem to be an ever proliferating number of such schemes. Why reinvent the wheel? I prefer this one, used in TomTom SatNavs but since released into the public domain. Why is it not more well known?
Don't know what happened to the link, here it is again - Mapcodes: http://www.mapcode.com
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