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I checked out the linked https://plus.codes/individuals https://plus.codes/individuals Steps for creating a Plus Code are: 1. Open the Google Maps app. 2. Touc
by vezycash 9y ago
I checked out the linked https://plus.codes/individuals https://plus.codes/individuals
Steps for creating a Plus Code are:
1. Open the Google Maps app.
2. Touch and hold a place to drop a pin on Google Maps.
3. At the bottom, you’ll see an address or a plus code. Tap this section to find all details of the location and copy the plus code.
If the primary use case is creating an address for my current location - e.g. Home. Then, the instructions are too many.
A "click this button" to create a Plus Code for your current location would work wonder.
Or if they had an app, the single instruction above would equally apply.
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I think Plus Codes would fail most Zip Code validation tests.
- simias 9y agoI agree with your feedback but even beyond that the "Enter city or plus code" form seems broken. I went to a random place in mongolia, I got a plus code of "5PJF+FJQ" and when I enter it in the form it doesn't work: https://plus.codes/5PJF+FJQ https://plus.codes/5PJF+FJQ I think it's a nice concept though, I could see myself using something like that if it became more mainstream, it's a little more convenient than GPS coordinates if you want to meet with somebody in the wild or a large park for instance. Edit: oh, I got it, the tags at the bottom of the map are not the complete one, they're "local" (you have to give the general location too like "5PJF+FJQ Bayankhongor, Mongolia"). The full code is 8PR25PJF+FJ
- farah9 9y agoIt works if you append the plus code with a comma followed by the country name.
- IanCal 9y agoYou may need a bit more than that, the shorter codes are only unique within ~100km.
- chiph 9y agoI got the full code off the query string. Southeast corner of the Texas state capitol building: 862477F6+M4X