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I'm from NZ which has logical addressing. Trying to find some random business on some random shed, down some random lane in the middle of nowhere in the UK can
by RowanH 3y ago
I'm from NZ which has logical addressing. Trying to find some random business on some random shed, down some random lane in the middle of nowhere in the UK can be quite the challenge - post codes don't help and "turn left at the white post, go down the lane till you get to a crow that's staring south, then drive up past the.... " directions are terrible. What3Words has been great for finding those places that use it... easier than writing down a GPS co-ordinate.
- growse 3y agoWhy not plus codes? At least that's an open standard that won't get rug-pulled.
- mytailorisrich 3y agoThe UK is a special case in that we have quite narrowly defined postcodes, each of them restricted to a small area. So if you manage to get there you're not far to wherever you want to go. In any case, do people really need to write down coordinates these days. It's probably all copy-paste or just click a link. I have just noticed that the Google Maps app now gives you the Plus Code of any location.