We should get started already and find twin cities in those Gplus codes.
Something about the title of this article draws the eye.
Google launches “plus codes”:
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I was just thinking this sounded so familiar. Almost as if we already have a system that does this.
Now if someone would just invent a device that could use this system… How about in conjunction with a network of satellites… Oh damn, somebody beat me to it.
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I don’t like that there is no way to distinguish the four-character code for a wide area, like 76X6 for Houston, TX, from to code for a small area, like the same 76X6 in 76X6. Perhaps the convention should be that the latter should always be used with the plus behind: 76X6: wide area, 76X6+: small area., or just using one zero to denote the wide area, e.e. 76X60 for Houston. I hate having to use 76X60000+, that is just ugly. Another option would be to use a dash: 76X6- for the wide area, -7686 for the smaller one. Whole address of the trunk of some tree: 76X6-76X6+87F.
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Alright, I’m intrigued. I hear and share concerns about Google as controlling the world, but also, as a developer, think this is pretty cool and satisfying. As a Mainer, it reminds me of state geography lessons:
Just because this is irrespective of political boundaries doesn’t mean there won’t be political resistance to being defined externally, even if the assignment is/feels intentionally arbitrary. I wonder if, e.g. they made sure China’s main pefix was in the 8’s to grease the wheels…
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Because basically everybody can use GMaps
Russia raises eyebrows, sticks out bottom lip, and side-eyes plus codes
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The interface is still a bit clunky. From the “plus codes” website you can click on the map and get a code, but in online Google Maps it’s still only using latitude and longitude to describe places.
At least it’s not the ‘missle address’ that was once proposed for X.500? /rimshot
I suspect that it’s in the vicinity of “quirky mating rituals”. Not a bad neighborhood all told.
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In Russia, code plus uses you.
We had this conversation a little while ago. Something like this would be great for countries like Costa Rica.
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Should make drone strikes much more precise.
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