Unlike proprietary what3words, Google's Plus Code is open source and freely re-usable for addresses anywhere on Earth

According to Google, billions of people don't have an address, or if they do, it's not very accurate. To remedy the problem, the company created a digital address-making system called Plus Codes.

To get a Plus Code for a specific location, open Google Maps on your computer, and click on a location to get a little pop-up of the bottom on the screen. Click on the pop-up to get more info on that location in a sidebar, where you'll also see the Plus Code for that location. On a mobile phone, do a long press on a location to get the pop-up, which you can slide up to reveal the Plus Code.

Yep what3words is a lot easier to remember but at the end of the day open and freely re-usable standards must win. It is typical Google though to use a logical algorithm, but not one that makes easy sense for humans to remember.

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source https://gadgeteer.co.za/unlike-proprietary-what3words-googles-plus-code-open-source-and-freely-re-usable-addresses-anywhere