I think, it is similar what hexadecimal is to binary. It is its human-readable nature that is useful, yet, it is not immediately apparent how so--especially to

I think, it is similar what hexadecimal is to binary. It is its human-readable nature that is useful, yet, it is not immediately apparent how so--especially to the layman. OLC is also not the same as a GPS coordinate. What you get is not a point but a block, the size of which you can decide.